On some characteristic variations in warm season precipitation over the central United States (1910-2000)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 16, 2002, Pages ACL-4-1-ACL-4-10

  Englehart, Phil J ^a   Douglas, Arthur V ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central United States rainfall; ENSO PDO rainfall teleconnections; Regional rainfall climatology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DATA ACQUISITION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; OSCILLATIONS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TELECONNECTION; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037950739     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000972     Document Type: Article

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