Quantification of El Niño Southern Oscillation impact on precipitation and streamflows for improved management of water resources in Alabama

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 158-172

  Sharda, V ^a   Srivastava, P ^a   Ingram, K ^b   Chelliah, M ^c   Kalin, L ^d  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite analysis; Correlation; El Ni o Southern Oscillation (ENSO); Precipitation; Streamflow

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; DECISION MAKING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ALABAMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861555421     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.67.3.158     Document Type: Article

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