A recent increase in western U.S. Streamflow variability and persistence

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-179

  Pagano, Thomas ^a   Garen, David ^a  

^a USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECADAL VARIATION; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; RIVER BASIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 19044364816     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM410.1     Document Type: Article

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