The observed mean annual cycle of moisture budgets over the central United States (1973-92)

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2180-2190

  Ropelewski, Chester F ^a,c   Yarosh, Evgeney S ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Res and Data Systems Corporation   (United States)

^c Earth Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; WATER BUDGET;

(CENTRAL); UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032467575     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<2180:TOMACO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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