Long-term water prospects in the Western United States

Journal of Climate

Volumn 23, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 6669-6683

  Broecker, Wallace ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVAILABLE WATER; DEGLACIAL; DEGLACIATIONS; DRY LAND; GLACIAL TIME; HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; WATER AVAILABILITY; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

FOSSIL FUELS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGLACIATION; FOSSIL FUEL; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WATER AVAILABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79251553166     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JCLI3780.1     Document Type: Article

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