Frequency modes of monsoon precipitation in Arizona and New Mexico

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 134, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3774-3781

  Nolin, Anne W ^a   Hall McKim, Eileen A ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION METHODS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

ARIZONA, USA; MONSOON PRECIPITATION; NEW ARIZONA, MEXICO;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; MONSOON; PERIODICITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

ARIZONA; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846242133     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3244.1     Document Type: Article

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