Ohio River Valley winter moisture conditions associated with the Pacific-North American teleconnection pattern

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 969-981

  Coleman, Jill S M ^a   Rogers, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; HYDROLOGY; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RIVERS;

MOISTURE VARIABILITY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE VARIATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MOISTURE FLUX; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TELECONNECTION; WINTER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041442199     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<0969:ORVWMC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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