Changes in diurnal temperature range in Bangladesh during the time period 1961-2008

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 118, Issue , 2012, Pages 260-270

  Shahid, Shamsuddin ^a   Harun, Sobri Bin ^a   Katimon, Ayob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Climate change; Diurnal temperature range; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; COASTAL STATION; DAILY TEMPERATURES; DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGES; INTERNAL CLIMATE; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; PRE-MONSOON; SEASONAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEASONAL PATTERNS; TIME-PERIODS; TREND ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIURNAL VARIATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TREND ANALYSIS;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84864371669     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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