Regional and seasonal differences in specifying monthly mean surface temperature from the 700 mb height field

Conference · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5178411

Klein, W H

The application of a forward stepwise screening program to specify the monthly mean temperature at each of 109 surface stations in the ocntiguous United States has been described. Multiple regression equaations containing about 8 terms were derived by screening the concurrent field of mean 700 mb height taken at 133 grid points over North America and surrounding oceans, plus the previous month's local temperature. This paper summarizes the properties of these specification equations during winter, spring, summer, and fall. All equations are based on 102 months between Jan. 1948 and Dec. 1981, and all data are expressed in terms of anomalies or departures from the local monthly mean. 6 figs.

• Research Organization: Maryland Univ., College Park (USA). Dept. of Meteorology
• DOE Contract Number: AS05-81EV10539
• OSTI ID: 5178411
• Report Number(s): CONF-8210360-1; ON: DE88005513
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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