Microclim: Global estimates of hourly microclimate based on long-term monthly climate averages

Scientific Data

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kearney, Michael R ^a   Isaac, Andrew P ^a   Porter, Warren P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; HEAT; HUMIDITY; MICROCLIMATE; PERIODICITY; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

ANIMALS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; MICROCLIMATE; PERIODICITY; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

EID: 84904331490     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20524463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2014.6     Document Type: Article

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