Effects of winter atmospheric circulation on temporal and spatial variability in annual streamflow in the western united states;Effets de la circulation atmosphérique hivernale sur la variabilité spatio-temporelle des débits annuels dans l'Ouest des Etats-Unis

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 873-887

  McCabe, Gregory J ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SNOW; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

ANOMALY PATTERN ANALYSIS; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; WINTER MEAN HEIGHT ANOMALIES;

STREAM FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; CIRCULATION; FLOW PATTERNS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; HEIGHT ANOMALY; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

USA, (WEST);

EID: 0030429730     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626669609491556     Document Type: Article

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