Evaluation of climate change over the continental United States using a moisture index

Climatic Change

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 103-115

  Grundstein, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CHANGING CLIMATES; CLIMATE REGIONS; CLIMATE VARIABILITIES; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURES; HUMID REGIONS; MOISTURE INDICES; OAK HICKORIES; PINE VEGETATIONS; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATIONS; VEGETATION ZONES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; PRAIRIE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

MIDWEST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CARYA;

EID: 60849086742     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-008-9480-3     Document Type: Article

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