Variability and trends of mean maximum and mean minimum air temperature in greece from ground-based observations and ncep-ncar reanalysis gridded data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 6177-6192

  Nastos, P T ^a   Philandras, C M ^b   Kapsomenakis, J ^a   Eleftheratos, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADAR STATIONS; RADIOSONDES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE OBSERVATIONS; DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS; GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS; LAND SEA DISTRIBUTION; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHES; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; RADIOSONDE OBSERVATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; RADIOSONDE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TREND ANALYSIS;

GREECE;

EID: 82055185049     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2010.507798     Document Type: Article

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