Recent changes of weather patterns in North America. Progress report for period ending April 1, 1994

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10171087· OSTI ID:10171087

Kukla, G J ^[1]; Karl, T ^[2]

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1. Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY (United States). Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Asheville, NC (United States). National Climatic Data Center

This report contains information dealing with climatic change in North America. Results gathered from present and previous DOE contracts are discussed. These include: usage of the Historical Climatology Network, characteristics of recent climate change, impacts of increasing anthropogenic greenhouse gases, seasonal trends, geographic and seasonal distribution of temperature anomalies, paleoclimates, weather pattern differences between eastern and western regions, daily temperature variations, general circulation models, and results of oceanic circulation.

• Research Organization: Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY (United States). Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-85ER60372
• OSTI ID: 10171087
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/60372-9; ON: DE94016115; BR: HA0205000/KP0500000; TRN: 94:014794
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: [1994]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
NORTH AMERICA
CLIMATES
DAILY VARIATIONS
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CLIMATE MODELS
WEATHER
CARBON DIOXIDE
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
OCEANIC CIRCULATION
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
PROGRESS REPORT
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CHEMICALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT