A pan-arctic evaluation of changes in river discharge during the latter half of the 20th century

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  McClelland, James W ^a   Déry, Stephen J ^b   Peterson, Bruce J ^c   Holmes, Robert M ^d   Wood, Eric F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); STATISTICAL METHODS; WATERSHEDS;

FRESHWATER; PAN-ARCTIC WATERSHED; RIVER DISCHARGE;

RIVERS;

RIVER DISCHARGE; WATERSHED;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA; EURASIA; HUDSON BAY; JAMES BAY; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; UNGAVA BAY;

EID: 33646446946     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL025753     Document Type: Article

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