Climate and Salmon Restoration in the Columbia River Basin: The Role and Usability of Seasonal Forecasts

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 381-397

  Pulwarty, Roger S ^a   Redmond, Kelly T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC FORECAST; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; PACIFIC SALMON; REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN; RIVER RESTORATION; SALMON RESTORATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

USA, COLUMBIA RIVER;

EID: 0031417795     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0477(1997)078<0381:CASRIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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