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Reassessing changes in diurnal temperature range: Intercomparison and evaluation of existing global data set estimates by Thorne, P. W., Donat, M. G., Dunn, R. J. H., Williams, C. N., Alexander, L. V., Caesar, J., Durre, I., Harris, I., Hausfather, Z., Jones, P. D., Menne, M. J., Rohde, R., Vose, R. S., Davy, R., Klein‐Tank, A. M. G., Lawrimore, J. H., Peterson, T. C., Rennie, J. J.

“…Changes in diurnal temperature range (DTR) over global land areas are compared from a broad range of independent data sets. All data sets agree that…”
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Reassessing changes in diurnal temperature range: A new data set and characterization of data biases by Thorne, P. W., Menne, M. J., Williams, C. N., Rennie, J. J., Lawrimore, J. H., Vose, R. S., Peterson, T. C., Durre, I., Davy, R., Esau, I., Klein‐Tank, A. M. G., Merlone, A.

“…It has been a decade since changes in diurnal temperature range (DTR) globally have been assessed in a stand‐alone data analysis. The present study takes…”
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Benchmarking homogenization algorithms for monthly data by Venema, V. K. C, Mestre, O, Aguilar, E, Auer, I, Guijarro, J. A, Domonkos, P, Vertacnik, G, Szentimrey, T, Stepanek, P, Zahradnicek, P, Viarre, J, Müller-Westermeier, G, Lakatos, M, Williams, C. N, Menne, M. J, Lindau, R, Rasol, D, Rustemeier, E, Kolokythas, K, Marinova, T, Andresen, L, Acquaotta, F, Fratianni, S, Cheval, S, Klancar, M, Brunetti, M, Gruber, C, Prohom Duran, M, Likso, T, Esteban, P, Brandsma, T

“…The COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action ES0601: advances in homogenization methods of climate series: an integrated approach (HOME)…”
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A framework for benchmarking of homogenisation algorithm performance on the global scale by Willett, K, Williams, C, Jolliffe, I. T, Lund, R, Alexander, L. V, Brönnimann, S, Vincent, L. A, Easterbrook, S, Venema, V. K. C, Berry, D, Warren, R. E, Lopardo, G, Auchmann, R, Aguilar, E, Menne, M. J, Gallagher, C, Hausfather, Z, Thorarinsdottir, T, Thorne, P. W

“…The International Surface Temperature Initiative (ISTI) is striving towards substantively improving our ability to robustly understand historical land surface…”
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The international surface temperature initiative global land surface databank: monthly temperature data release description and methods by Rennie, J. J., Lawrimore, J. H., Gleason, B. E., Thorne, P. W., Morice, C. P., Menne, M. J., Williams, C. N., Almeida, W. Gambi, Christy, J.R., Flannery, M., Ishihara, M., Kamiguchi, K., Klein‐Tank, A. M. G., Mhanda, A., Lister, D. H., Razuvaev, V., Renom, M., Rusticucci, M., Tandy, J., Worley, S. J., Venema, V., Angel, W., Brunet, M., Dattore, B., Diamond, H., Lazzara, M. A., Le Blancq, F., Luterbacher, J., Mächel, H., Revadekar, J., Vose, R. S., Yin, X.

“…Described herein is the first version release of monthly temperature holdings of a new Global Land Surface Meteorological Databank. Organized under the…”
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Implementing Full Spatial Coverage in NOAA’s Global Temperature Analysis by Vose, R. S., Huang, B., Yin, X., Arndt, D., Easterling, D. R., Lawrimore, J. H., Menne, M. J., Sanchez‐Lugo, A., Zhang, H. M.

“…The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) maintains an operational analysis for monitoring trends in global surface temperature. Because of…”
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CLIMATE ASSESSMENT FOR 2001 by Waple, A. M., Lawrimore, J. H., Halpert, M. S., Bell, G. D., Higgins, W., Lyon, B., Menne, M. J., Gleason, K. L., Schnell, R. C., Christy, J. R., Thiaw, W., Wright, W. J., Salinger, M. J., Alexander, L., Stone, R. S., Camargo, S. J.

“…Global temperatures in 2001 were 0.51°C (0.92°F) above the long-term (1880–2000) average, which places 2001 as the second warmest year in the 122-year…”
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TOWARD AN INTEGRATED SET OF SURFACE METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR CLIMATE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS by Thorne, P. W., Allan, R. J., Ashcroft, L., Brohan, P., Dunn, R. J. H, Menne, M. J., Pearce, P. R., Picas, J., Willett, K. M., Benoy, M., Bronnimann, S., Canziani, P. O., Coll, J., Crouthamel, R., Compo, G. P., Cuppett, D., Curley, M., Duffy, C., Gillespie, I., Guijarro, J., Jourdain, S., Kent, E. C., Kubota, H., Legg, T. P., Li, Q., Matsumoto, J., Murphy, C., Rayner, N. A., Rennie, J. J., Rustemeier, E., Slivinski, L. C., Slonosky, V., Squintu, A., Tinz, B., Valente, M. A., Walsh, S., Wang, X. L., Westcott, N., Wood, K., Woodruff, S. D., Worley, S. J.

“…Observations are the foundation for understanding the climate system. Yet, currently available land meteorological data are highly fractured into various…”
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Impact of land-use change on climate by Vose, Russell S., Karl, Thomas R., Easterling, David R., Williams, Claude N., Menne, Matthew J.

“…Urbanization and other changes in land use have an impact on surface-air temperatures. Kalnay and Cai report that the observed surface-temperature trend in…”
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Detection of Undocumented Changepoints Using Multiple Test Statistics and Composite Reference Series by Menne, Matthew J., Williams, Claude N.

“…An evaluation of three hypothesis test statistics that are commonly used in the detection of undocumented changepoints is described. The goal of the evaluation…”
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Strategies for Evaluating Quality Assurance Procedures by Durre, Imke, Menne, Matthew J., Vose, Russell S.

“…The evaluation strategies outlined in this paper constitute a set of tools beneficial to the development and documentation of robust automated quality…”
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STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2005 by Shein, K. A.

“…The State of the Climate 2005 report summarizes global and regional climate conditions and places them, where possible, into the context of historical records…”
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Evaporation changes over the contiguous United States and the former USSR: A reassessment by Golubev, Valentin S., Lawrimore, Jay H., Groisman, Pavel Ya, Speranskaya, Nina A., Zhuravin, Sergey A., Menne, Matthew J., Peterson, Thomas C., Malone, Robert W.

“…Observed decreases in pan evaporation over most of the United States and the former USSR during the post‐WWII period, if interpreted as a decrease in actual…”
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A Method to Determine Station Density Requirements for Climate Observing Networks by Vose, Russell S., Menne, Matthew J.

“…A procedure is described that provides guidance in determining the number of stations required in a climate observing system deployed to capture temporal…”
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Climate (communication arising) Impact of land-use change on climate by Vose, Russell S, Karl, Thomas R, Easterling, David R, Williams, Claude N, Menne, Matthew J

“…Urbanization and other changes in land use have an impact on surface-air temperatures. Kalnay and Cai report that the observed surface-temperature trend in…”
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A Method to Determine Station Density Requirements for Climate Observing Networks by Vose, R S, Menne, MJ

“…A procedure is described that provides guidance in determining the number of stations required in a climate observing system deployed to capture temporal…”
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Using the Special Sensor Microwave Imager to Monitor Surface Wetness by Basist, Alan, Williams, Claude, Grody, Norman, Ross, Thomas F., Shen, Samuel, Chang, Alfred T. C., Ferraro, Ralph, Menne, Matthew J.

“…The frequencies flown on the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) are sensitive to liquid water near the earth’s surface. These frequencies are primarily…”
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Climate Assessment for 2001 by Waple, A. M., Lawrimore, J. H., Halpert, M. S., Bell, G. D., Higgins, W., Lyon, B., Menne, M. J., Gleason, K. L., Schnell, R. C., Christy, J. R., Thiaw, W., Wright, W. J., Salinger, M. J., Alexander, L., Stone, R. S., Camargo, S. J.

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Climate Assessment for 2000 by Lawrimore, Jay H., Halpert, Michael S., Bell, Gerald D., Menne, Matthew J., Lyon, Bradfield, Schnell, Russell C., Gleason, Karin L., Easterling, David R., Thiaw, Wasila, Wright, William J., Heim, Richard R., Robinson, David A., Alexander, Lisa

“…The global climate in 2000 was again influenced by the long-running Pacific cold episode (La Niña) that began in mid-1998. Consistent with past cold episodes,…”
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Climate Assessment for 2000 by Lawrimore, Jay H., Menne, Matthew J., Gleason, Karin L., Easterling, David R., Heim, Richard R., Halpert, Michael S., Bell, Gerald D., Thiaw, Wasila, Lyon, Bradfield, Schnell, Russell C., Wright, William J., Robinson, David A., Alexander, Lisa

“…The global climate in 2000 was again influenced by the long-running Pacific cold episode (La Nina) that began in mid-1998. Consistent with past cold episodes,…”
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