Analysis of diurnal air temperature range change in the continental United States

Weather and Climate Extremes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages 86-95

  Qu, Michael ^a,b   Wan, Joe ^a,c   Hao, Xianjun ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oakton High School   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Climate change; Diurnal temperature range

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904753411     PISSN: 22120947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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