Decadal variability of the observed daily temperature in Saudi Arabia during 1979-2008

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 244-249

  Athar, H ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Daily station data; Decadal variability; Probability density functions; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DECADAL VARIATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; WARMING;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84867968645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1530261X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asl.390     Document Type: Article

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