Regionalization and variability of precipitation in Hawaii

Physical Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 76-96

  Kolivras, Korine N ^a   Comrie, Andrew C ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

El Ni o Southern Oscillation; Hawaii; Precipitation; Principal components analysis; Regionalization

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547299634     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.28.1.76     Document Type: Article

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