Trends in U.S. surface humidity, 1930-2010

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 147-163

  Brown, Paula J ^a,b   Degaetano, Arthur T ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; DETECTION RATES; INHOMOGENEITIES; LONG-TERM TREND; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; SURFACE HUMIDITY; SURFACE OBSERVATION; TEMPERATURE TRENDS;

MOISTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; DEW POINT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TREND ANALYSIS; WARMING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875042714     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-12-035.1     Document Type: Article

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