The predictability of autumn soil moisture levels on the Canadian Prairies

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-289

  Wittrock, V ^a   Ripley, E A ^b  

^a SASKATCHEWAN RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Prairies; Principal component analysis; Soil moisture; Teleconnections

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; PREDICTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; TELECONNECTION;

CANADA;

EID: 0033559230     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(19990315)19:3<271::AID-JOC362>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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