Spatial and temporal variability of southern California precipitation over the last 400 yr and relationships to atmospheric circulation patterns

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1836-1852

  Haston, Laura ^a   Michaelsen, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; METEOROLOGY;

ATYMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; PRECIPITATION;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0031200844     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<1836:SATVOS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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