Decreasing reliability and increasing synchroneity of western North American streamflow

Journal of Climate

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 613-618

  Jain, Shaleen ^a,b   Hoerling, Martin ^b   Eischeid, Jon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; RELIABILITY; RIVERS; SYNCHRONIZATION; WATER RESOURCES;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; HYDROLOGIC CHANGE; OCEAN TEMPERATURES; SYNCHRONOUS FLOWS;

STREAM FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; STREAMFLOW;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17044379041     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-3311.1     Document Type: Article

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