Climate variability and estuarine water resources: A case study from Tampa Bay, Florida

Coastal Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-116

  Schmidt, Nancy ^a   Luther, Mark E ^b   Johns, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate variability; El Ni o Southern Oscillation; Florida; Tampa Bay; Water resources

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; MONITORING; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SALINITY MEASUREMENT; STREAM FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE VARIABILITY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; SURFACE WATER; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; TAMPA BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342421198     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920750490275895     Document Type: Article

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