North Atlantic influence on Tigris-Euphrates streamflow

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 853-863

  Cullen, Heidi M ^a   DeMenocal, Peter B ^a  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Interannual decadal variability; Precipitation; Streamflow; Temperature; Turkey

Indexed keywords

DECADAL VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STREAMFLOW; TEMPERATURE;

TURKEY;

EID: 0033885334     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0088(20000630)20:8<853::AID-JOC497>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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