Multivariate analysis of climate along the southern coast of Alaska&#151;some forestry implications.

Wilbur A. Farr; John S. Hard

doi:10.2737/PNW-RP-372

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Multivariate analysis of climate along the southern coast of Alaska—some forestry implications.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Wilbur A. Farr, John S. Hard

Year:

1987

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RP-372

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-372. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 38 p

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Abstract

A multivariate analysis of climate was used to delineate 10 significantly different groups of climatic stations along the southern coast of Alaska based on latitude, longitude, seasonal temperatures and precipitation, frost-free periods, and total number of growing degree days. The climatic stations were too few to delineate this rugged, mountainous region into distinct climatic zones.

Keywords

Climate, multivariate analysis, coastal Alaska, Alaska (coastal)

Citation

Farr, Wilbur A.; Hard, John S. 1987. Multivariate analysis of climate along the southern coast of Alaska—some forestry implications. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-372. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 38 p