Diurnal variations in lake-effect precipitation near the Western Great Lakes

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 210-218

  Kristovich, David A R ^a   Spinar, Michael L ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FORCING; DIURNAL VARIATION; LAKE WATER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 19044365252     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM403.1     Document Type: Article

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