On the Measurement of Heat Waves

Despite their adverse impacts, definitions and measurements of heat waves are ambiguous and inconsistent, generally being endemic to only the group affected, or the respective study reporting the analysis. The present study addresses this issue by employing a set of three heat wave definitions, deri...

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Published in:	Journal of climate Vol. 26; no. 13; pp. 4500 - 4517
Main Authors:	Perkins, S. E., Alexander, L. V.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston, MA American Meteorological Society 01-07-2013
Subjects:	Analogies Arithmetic mean Climate Climate change Climate models Climate science Climatic indexes Climatic zones Climatology Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change Datasets Earth, ocean, space Estimators Exact sciences and technology External geophysics Extreme heat Extreme high temperatures Global climate models Heat Heat waves Heatstroke Heatwaves Humidity Impact analysis Maximum temperatures Meteorology Meteors Minimum temperatures Summer Surveying Temperature Trends Wave frequency Wave number Wavelengths Waves Australia Atmospheric condition Dog days Extreme event Australasia definition Measurement method methodology
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