Climatic controls and hydrologic impacts of a recent extreme seasonal precipitation reversal in Arizona

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 498-508

  Goodrich, Gregory B ^a   Ellis, Andrew W ^b  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER SUPPLY;

ARIZONA; ATLANTIC; CLIMATIC CONTROLS; HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS; MULTIDECADAL OSCILLATIONS; SEASONAL PRECIPITATIONS; SMALL RESERVOIRS; SUMMER MONSOONS; TIME PERIODS; WINTER PRECIPITATIONS;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EXTREME EVENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; WINTER;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42449148622     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAMC1627.1     Document Type: Article

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