Interannual variability in associations between seasonal climate, weather, and extremes: wintertime temperature over the Southwestern United States

Temperature variability in the Southwest US is investigated using skew-normal probability distribution functions (SN PDFs) fitted to observed wintertime daily maximum temperature records. These PDFs vary significantly between years, with important geographical differences in the relationship between...

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Published in:	Environmental Research Letters
Main Authors:	Kristen Guirguis, Alexander Gershunov, Daniel R Cayan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2015-01-01
Subjects:	winter temperature extremes Southwest United States temperature probability distribution functions natural climate variability
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/12/124023

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