Trends and variability of temperature extremes in the tropical Western Pacific

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2585-2603

  Whan, K ^a   Alexander, L V ^a   Imielska, A ^a,b   Mcgree, S ^b   Jones, D ^b   Ene, E ^c   Finaulahi, S ^d   Inape, K ^e   Jacklick, L ^f   Kumar, R ^g   Laurent, V ^h   Malala, H ⁱ   Malsale, P ^j   Pulehetoa Mitiepo, R ^k   Ngemaes, M ^l   Peltier, A ^m   Porteous, A ⁿ   Seuseu, S ^o   Skilling, E ^p   Tahani, L ^q   Toorua, U ^r   Vaiimene, M ^s   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^c Tuvalu Meteorological Service   (Tuvalu)

^d Tonga Meteorological Service   (Tonga)

^e Papua New Guinea Institute of Research   (Papua New Guinea)

^f National Weather Service Majuro Weather Service Office   (Marshall Islands)

^g Fiji Meteorological Service   (Fiji)

^h Météo France Polynésie Française French Polynesia National Weather Service   (American Samoa)

ⁱ National Weather Service Pagopago Weather Service Office   (American Samoa)

^j Vanuatu Meteorological Service   (Vanuatu)

^k Niue Meteorological Service   (Niue)

^l National Weather Service Koror Weather Service Office   (Palau)

^m Meteo France   (New Caledonia)

ⁿ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^o Samoa Meteorological Division Ministry of National Resources Environment and Meteorology   (Samoa)

^p National Weather Service Pohnpei Weather Service Office   (Federated States of Micronesia)

^q Solomon Islands Meteorological Service   (Solomon Islands)

^r Kiribati Meteorological Service   (Kiribati)

^s Kiribati Meteorological Service ^*  (Cook Islands)

more..

Author keywords

Climate extremes; Extreme indices; Homogenization; Temperature; Western pacific

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; TEMPERATURE;

ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURES; CLIMATE EXTREMES; EXTREME INDICES; HOMOGENIZATION PROCESS; MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TROPICAL WESTERN PACIFIC; WESTERN PACIFIC;

HOMOGENIZATION METHOD;

EXTREME EVENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TREND ANALYSIS; WARMING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 84902655784     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3861     Document Type: Article

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