The synoptic climate controls on hydrology in the upper reaches of the Peace River Basin. Part I: Snow accumulation

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 4097-4111

  Romolo, L ^a,e   Prowse, Terry D ^c   Blair, D ^d   Bonsal, B R ^b   Martz, L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ice jam; Land atmosphere interactions; Peace River; Snowpack variability; Storm tracks; Synoptic classification; Teleconnections; Western Canada

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SNOW; STORMS;

EL NIÑO; LA NIÑA; SNOWPACK; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION INDEX; ZONAL FLOW;

HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; HYDROLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SNOW; STORMS;

PATTERN RECOGNITION; RIVER BASIN; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWPACK; STORM TRACK;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PEACE RIVER [ALBERTA];

EID: 33645468981     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6421     Document Type: Article

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