A long-term perspective on a modern drought in the American Southeast

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Pederson, N ^a,b   Bell, A R ^b   Knight, T A ^c   Leland, C ^a,d   Malcomb, N ^a,e   Anchukaitis, K J ^b   Tackett, K ^a   Scheff, J ^a   Brice, A ^a   Catron, B ^a   Blozan, W ^f   Riddle, J ^g  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^f Eastern Native Tree Society   (United States)

^g STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

paleohydroclimate; Southeastern US; tree ring analysis; water conflict; water supply

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859299125     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/7/1/014034     Document Type: Article

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