Long-term and seasonal patterns in coastal temperature and salinity along the North American west coast

Numerous integrated time series have been assembled that suggest global temperature has been increasing steadily over the last century. ... However, superimposed on the long-term warming trends of these series are decadal-scale fluctuations, periods of slightly increasing and even decreasing temperature followed by rapid increases in temperature. ... In this pilot study, data for 1931-1990 from eight [western North America] coastal stations are examined to test the utility of a state-space statistical model (developed by Dr. Roy Mendelssohn, PFEG) in separating and describing seasonal patterns and long-term trends.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schwing, Franklin B.
Format: conference_item biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1994
Subjects:Atmospheric Sciences, Oceanography, PACLIM,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/31498
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