Is an epic pluvial masking the water insecurity of the greater New York city region

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1339-1354

  Pederson, Neil ^a   Bell, Andrew R ^a   Cook, Edward R ^a   Lall, Upmanu ^b   Devineni, Naresh ^c   Seager, Richard ^a   Eggleston, Keith ^d   Vranes, Kevin P ^e  

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

^b Northeast Regional Climate Center ^*  (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d Northeast Regional Climate Center   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCLIMATIC; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; MULTIPLE TREES; PALMER DROUGHT SEVERITY INDICES; RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES; TREE-RING CHRONOLOGIES; WATER INSECURITY;

FORESTRY; METEOROLOGY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

DROUGHT;

CORRELATION; DROUGHT; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; TREE RING; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

CLIMATES; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; MOISTURE CONTENT; NEW YORK; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

BETULA LENTA; CARYA; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA;

EID: 84874927721     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00723.1     Document Type: Article

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