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

Diurnal temperature range (DTR) is an important indicator for climate change. In this paper, diurnal air temperature range variations of the continental United States over the past one hundred years were investigated to discover the temporal trend and spatial patterns. While the annual mean DTR of t...

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Main Authors: Michael Qu, Joe Wan, Xianjun Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-08-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094714000346