Detecting inhomogeneities in the Twentieth Century Reanalysis over the central United States

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Ferguson, Craig R ^a   Villarini, Gabriele ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c Towers Watson   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STATISTICAL METHODS;

CHANGE-POINTS; CLIMATE RESEARCH; CLIMATE TRENDS; HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES; INHOMOGENEITIES; LONG-TERM TREND; REANALYSIS; SEGMENTED REGRESSIONS; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURES; SURFACE PRESSURES; TIME-SERIES DATA; TWENTIETH CENTURY; VISUAL INSPECTION;

TIME SERIES;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; INHOMOGENEITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RECONSTRUCTION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SURFACE PRESSURE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858394495     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016988     Document Type: Article

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