Changes in the seasonality of precipitation over the contiguous USA

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 21, 2008, Pages

  Pryor, S C ^a   Schoof, J T ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INDEX METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONALITY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58249094558     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010251     Document Type: Article

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