Physical processes involved in the 1988 drought and 1993 floods in north America

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1288-1298

  Trenberth, Kevin E ^a   Guillemot, Christian J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; DROUGHT; EL NINO; FLOOD; JET STREAM; LA NINA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STORM TRACK;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0030437996     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<1288:PPIITD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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