Explaining spatial variability in mean annual runoff in the conterminous United States

Climate Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-159

  Wolock, David M ^a   McCabe, Gregory J ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroclimatology; Hydrologic modeling; Runoff; Streamflow

Indexed keywords

RUNOFF; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033594161     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr011149     Document Type: Article

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