Influence of ENSO on flood frequency along the California coast

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 337-348

  Andrews, E D ^a   Antweiler, Ronald C ^a   Neiman, Paul J ^b   Ralph, F Martin ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; CORRELATION METHODS; FLOODS; GAGES;

ANNUAL PEAK FLOODS; FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

COASTAL ZONE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOODING;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842335767     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<0337:IOEOFF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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