Observed changes in pan-arctic cold-season minimum monthly river discharge

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 923-939

  Rennermalm, Asa K ^a   Wood, Eric F ^b   Troy, Tara J ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BASIN; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; LAND SURFACE; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EID: 77958150543     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0730-5     Document Type: Article

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