Trend detection in surface air temperature in Ontario and Quebec, Canada during 1967-2006 using the discrete wavelet transform

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 132-133, Issue , 2013, Pages 375-398

  Nalley, D ^a   Adamowski, J ^a   Khalil, B ^a   Ozga Zielinski, B ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Canada; Climate change; Discrete wavelet transform; Mann Kendall trend test; Temperature; Trend

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DECOMPOSITION LEVEL; HIGH FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; MANN-KENDALL TRENDS; PERIODIC COMPONENTS; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE TRENDS; TREND;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; TEMPERATURE; WAVELET DECOMPOSITION;

DISCRETE WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DETECTION METHOD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TREND ANALYSIS; WARMING; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84881002988     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.06.011     Document Type: Article

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