On the scaling effect in global surface air temperature anomalies

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5243-5253

  Varotsos, C A ^a   Efstathiou, M N ^a   Cracknell, A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AUTOCORRELATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLAR REGION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 84884724287     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-5243-2013     Document Type: Article

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