Regional streamflow regimes and hydroclimatology of the United States

Water Resources Research

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1655-1667

  Lins, Harry F ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; FLOW PATTERNS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMS;

FLOW REGIME; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW;

USA;

EID: 0030803533     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97WR00615     Document Type: Article

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