Estimation of the absolute surface air temperature of the Earth

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3213-3217

  Jones, P D ^a,b   Harpham, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

absolute temperature; surface air

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE;

ERA INTERIMS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; POLAR REGIONS; REANALYSIS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

ESTIMATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELING; DATA SET; EARTH; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLAR REGION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84878121520     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50359     Document Type: Article

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