Paleoenvironmental Perspectives on Drought in Western Canada — Introduction

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 197-204

  St George, Scott ^a,b   Sauchyn, David ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCLIMATIC SYSTEMS; PALEOHYDROLOGY; REMOTE CLIMATE FORCINGS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; WATER RESOURCES;

DROUGHT;

EID: 33847759085     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj3104197     Document Type: Article

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