Seasonal and spatial patterns in diurnal cycles in streamflow in the western United States

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 591-603

  Lundquist, Jessica D ^a   Cayan, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; INFILTRATION; SNOWMELT; STREAMFLOW; WATER BUDGET;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036825561     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2002)003<0591:SASPID>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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