Synoptic controls on upper Colorado River basin snowfall

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-149

  McGinnis, David L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado River basin; Neural network; Snow; Synoptic climatology

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; METEOROLOGY; RIVER BASIN; SNOW;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; RIVER BASIN; SNOW; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034030646     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(200002)20:2<131::AID-JOC465>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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