Half-century air temperature change above Antarctica: Observed trends and spatial reconstructions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 16, 2012, Pages

  Screen, James A ^a   Simmonds, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; OZONE LAYER; RADIOSONDES; REPAIR; TROPOSPHERE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR TEMPERATURE CHANGES; ANTARCTIC STATIONS; ANTARCTICA; AUSTRAL SPRING; CO-LOCATED; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; DATA SETS; OZONE DEPLETION; RADIOSONDE DATAS; ROSS ICE SHELVES; SPATIAL RECONSTRUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SURFACE WARMING; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE RESPONSE; TROPICAL OCEAN; UPPER-AIR TEMPERATURE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

COOLING;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DATA SET; OZONE; RADIOSONDE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; OATES COAST; ROSS ICE SHELF; VICTORIA LAND; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84865736124     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017885     Document Type: Article

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