Extreme precipitation events in the south-centralunited states during May and June 2010: Historical perspective, role of ENSO, and trends

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1056-1070

  Higgins, R W ^a   Kousky, V E ^b   Xie, P ^a  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EXTREME EVENT; FLASH FLOOD; FLOODING; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; TREND ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GULF OF MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83455255528     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-10-05039.1     Document Type: Article

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