Pentad evolution of the 1988 drought and 1993 flood over the great plains: An NARR perspective on the atmospheric and terrestrial water balance

Journal of Climate

Volumn 22, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 5366-5384

  Weaver, Scott J ^a,b   Ruiz Barradas, Alfredo ^a,b   Nigam, Sumant ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRY AND WET; INFLUENCE OF ENSO; LAND SURFACE; LEAD-LAG; LOW LEVEL JET; MOISTURE FLUX CONVERGENCES; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; NORTH AMERICAN; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; PENTAD ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION AMPLITUDES; REANALYSIS; REGIONAL CIRCULATION; SUMMER DROUGHTS; TIME-SCALES; WATER BALANCE; WATER BUDGET; WET PERIOD;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DROUGHT; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER; JETS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PERMITTIVITY; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; VAPORS;

LANDFORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EVAPORATION; FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; JET; MOISTURE TRANSFER; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER BUDGET;

GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 76649129548     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI2684.1     Document Type: Article

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