Estimates of freshwater discharge from continents: Latitudinal and seasonal variations

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 660-687

  Dai, Aiguo ^a   Trenberth, Kevin E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER INPUT; LAND-SEA INTERACTION; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 0036965207     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2002)003<0660:EOFDFC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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