Contrasting evaporative moisture sources during the drought of 1988 and the flood of 1993

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D16, 1999, Pages 19383-19397

  Dirmeyer, Paul A ^a   Brubaker, Kaye L ^b  

^a Ctr Ocean Land Atmosphere Studs   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROUGHT; EVAPORATION; FLOOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); WATER BUDGET;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942638252     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900222     Document Type: Article

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