Aridity on the Canadian plains

Geographie Physique et Quaternaire

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 247-259

  Sauchyn, David J ^a   Barrow, Elaine M ^b   Hopkinson, Ron F ^b   Leavitt, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DROUGHT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WARMING; PRAIRIE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 3042591233     PISSN: 07057199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7202/009109ar     Document Type: Article

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