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Very high resolution interpolated climate surfaces for global land areas

  1. Robert J. Hijmans1,*,
  2. Susan E. Cameron1,2,
  3. Juan L. Parra1,
  4. Peter G. Jones3,
  5. Andy Jarvis3,4

Article first published online: 30 NOV 2005

DOI: 10.1002/joc.1276

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International Journal of Climatology

International Journal of Climatology

Volume 25, Issue 15, pages 1965–1978, December 2005

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Hijmans, R. J., Cameron, S. E., Parra, J. L., Jones, P. G. and Jarvis, A. (2005), Very high resolution interpolated climate surfaces for global land areas. Int. J. Climatol., 25: 1965–1978. doi: 10.1002/joc.1276

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  1. 1

    Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis, CA, USA; and Rainforest Cooperative Research Centre, University of Queensland, Australia

  3. 3

    International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia

  4. 4

    International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Cali, Colombia

*Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA, USA

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 NOV 2005
  2. Article first published online: 30 NOV 2005
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 6 SEP 2005
  4. Manuscript Revised: 25 MAY 2005
  5. Manuscript Received: 18 NOV 2004

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  • NatureServe National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

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