An examination of El Niño-La Niña-related precipitation and temperature anomalies across the northern plains

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 147-160

  Bunkers, Matthew J ^a,c   Miller Jr , James R ^a   DeGaetano, Arthur T ^b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

^c National Weather Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC CLIMATE FLUCTUATION; EL NINO; LA NINA/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

USA, NORTHERN PLAINS;

EID: 0029752216     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<0147:AEOENN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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