A study of drought characteristics over the Canadian Prairies

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 331-345

  Roberts, Erin ^a   Stewart, Ronald E ^a   Lin, Charles A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; DROUGHT; MOISTURE; PRAIRIE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SURFACE ENERGY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33846694232     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3137/ao.440402     Document Type: Article

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