Moisture transport and other hydrometeorological features associated with the severe 2000/01 drought over the western and central Canadian Prairies

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 305-319

  Liu, Jinliang ^a   Stewart, Ronald E ^a   Szeto, Kit K ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DROUGHT; JETS; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL FEATURES; MOISTURE TRANSPORT;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; DROUGHT; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MOISTURE TRANSFER;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1342288746     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<0305:MTAOHF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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