Hydroclimatic variability across the Susquehanna River Basin, USA, since the 17th century

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1615-1626

  Leathers, Daniel J ^a   Malin, Melissa L ^a   Kluver, Daria B ^a   Henderson, Gina R ^a   Bogart, Tianna A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Environmental change; Hydroclimatology

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; DROUGHT; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; FORESTRY; MILITARY OPERATIONS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; WATER; WATERSHEDS;

CHESAPEAKE BAYS; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; CLIMATIC VARIABILITIES; DECADAL TIME SCALES; DRAINAGE NETWORKS; DROUGHT INDICES; ECOLOGICAL HEALTHS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EUROPEANS; FORCINGS; HUMAN POPULATIONS; HYDROCLIMATE; HYDROCLIMATIC; HYDROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS; HYDROCLIMATIC VARIABILITIES; HYDROCLIMATOLOGY; LAND COVERS; LITTLE ICE AGES; MARYLAND; MEDIEVAL WARM PERIODS; NEW YORK; NORTH ATLANTIC; OBSERVATIONAL DATUMS; PENNSYLVANIA; RESEARCH PROJECTS; RIVER SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE RESPONSES; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES;

STRAIN RELAXATION;

CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE VARIATION; DROUGHT; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; RIVER BASIN; STREAMFLOW;

NORTH AMERICA; SUSQUEHANNA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57849125016     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1668     Document Type: Article

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