Transport of atmospheric moisture during three extreme rainfall events over the Mackenzie River basin

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 423-440

  Brimelow, Julian Charles ^a   Reuter, Gerhard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; EXTREME EVENT; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; RAINFALL; RIVER BASIN;

CANADA; MACKENZIE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 26444450021     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM430.1     Document Type: Article

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