Understanding the characteristics of daily precipitation over the United States using the north American regional reanalysis

Journal of Climate

Volumn 22, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 6268-6286

  Becker, Emily J ^a   Berbery, Ernesto Hugo ^a   Higgins, R Wayne ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTREME EVENTS; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; GULF OF MEXICO; MEAN PRECIPITATION; MOISTURE FLUX CONVERGENCES; NORTH AMERICAN; NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS; OHIO RIVER; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; PRECIPITABLE WATER; PRECIPITATION EXTREMES; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REANALYSIS; RED RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL CHARACTERISTICS; SYSTEMATIC BIAS;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LANDFORMS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MOISTURE; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

CONVERGENCE; DIURNAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LA NINA; MOISTURE FLUX; PRECIPITABLE WATER; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649319468     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI2838.1     Document Type: Article

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