The role of mid-latitude pacific cyclones in the winter precipitation of california

Professional Geographer

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 251-262

  Raphael, Marilyn ^a   Mills, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California drought; California precipitation; Mid latitude Pacific cyclones

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; DROUGHT; PRECIPITATION; WINTER;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030430971     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0033-0124.1996.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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