ENSO and PDO effects on hydroclimatic variations of the upper colorado river basin

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-23

  Hidalgo, Hugo G ^a   Dracup, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STREAMFLOW;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037304429     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2003)004<0005:EAPEOH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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