Hydroclimatology of the North American Monsoon region in northwest Mexico

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 316, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 53-70

  Gochis, David J ^a   Brito Castillo, Luis ^b   Shuttleworth, W James ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroclimate; Intra seasonal variability; Mexico; North American Monsoon; Regionalization; Runoff

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAIN; STREAM FLOW; WATER RESOURCES;

HEADWATER; HYDROCLIMATOLOGY; NORTH AMERICAN MONSOON (NAM) SYSTEM; WARM SEASON PRECIPITATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MONSOON; RUNOFF; SEASONAL VARIATION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 28744455458     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.04.021     Document Type: Article

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