Precipitation trends on the Canadian prairies

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2996-3003

  Akinremi, O O ^a   Mcginn, S M ^a   Cutforth, H W ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GLOBAL WARMING; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GREENHOUSE EFFECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SNOW;

PRAIRIES; TREND ANALYSIS;

RAIN;

PRAIRIE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SNOW; TREND ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

EID: 0033208436     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<2996:PTOTCP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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