Recent climate trends and implications for water resources in the Catskill Mountain region, New York, USA

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 336, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 155-170

  Burns, Douglas A ^a   Klaus, Julian ^b   McHale, Michael R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catskill Mountains; Climate change; Climate trends; Evapotranspiration; Precipitation; Runoff; Water resources

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

CLIMATE TRENDS; REGIONAL RUNOFF TREND; SNOWMELT;

WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; WATER RESOURCES;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; WATER BUDGET; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

APPALACHIANS; CATSKILL MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847664581     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.12.019     Document Type: Article

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