Ocean-atmosphere forcing of summer streamflow drought in Great Britain

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 331-344

  Kingston, Daniel ^a,b   Fleig, Anne K ^b,c   Tallaksen, Lena M ^b   Hannah, David M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmosphere ocean interaction; Climatology; Europe; Hydrology; North Atlantic Oscillation

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATOLOGY; DROUGHT; HYDROLOGY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STREAMFLOW; SUMMER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84875033529     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-11-0100.1     Document Type: Article

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