Droughts and persistent wet spells over the United States and Mexico

Journal of Climate

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 980-994

  Mo, Kingtse C ^a   Schemm, Jae E ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

DECADAL VARIABILITY; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WET SPELLS;

DROUGHT;

CLIMATE CYCLE; DECADAL VARIATION; DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; WINTER;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; CALIFORNIA; GREAT PLAINS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO VALLEY; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 44349098687     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JCLI1616.1     Document Type: Article

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