Interannual climate variability and snowpack in the western United States

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 928-948

  Cayan, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PACIFIC/NORTH AMERICAN PATTERN; PRECIPITATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; WATER SUPPLY;

USA, (WEST);

EID: 0030425351     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<0928:ICVASI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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