Decadal prediction of Colorado River streamflow anomalies using ocean-atmosphere teleconnections

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 23, 2011, Pages

  Switanek, Matthew B ^a   Troch, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; TIME SERIES; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATLANTIC MULTIDECADAL OSCILLATIONS; COLORADO RIVER; COLORADO RIVER BASIN; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LOW FREQUENCY; OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; POWER-SPECTRA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; STREAMFLOW PREDICTION; TELECONNECTIONS; TOTAL VARIANCE; TREE RINGS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATLANTIC MULTIDECADAL OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; DECADAL VARIATION; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; RECONSTRUCTION; RIVER BASIN; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STREAMFLOW; TELECONNECTION; TIME SERIES; TREE RING;

COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84055191538     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL049644     Document Type: Article

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