Pacific decadal oscillation climate variability and temporal pattern of winter flows in northwestern North America

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 917-933

  Khaliq, M N ^a   Gachon, P ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decadal variability; Hydrology; North America; Pacific decadal oscillation; Streamflow; Trends

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; DECADAL VARIATION; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; STOCHASTICITY; STREAMFLOW; TREND ANALYSIS; WINTER;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 77958597002     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JHM1254.1     Document Type: Article

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