Large-scale climatic controls on New England river flow

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 367-379

  Kingston, Daniel G ^a   McGregor, Glenn R ^b   Hannah, David M ^a   Lawler, Damian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; RIVER FLOW; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; VORTICITY;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447646756     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM584.1     Document Type: Article

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