Dynamical structure of extreme floods in the U.S. Midwest and the United Kingdom

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 485-504

  Nakamura, Jennifer ^a   Lall, Upmanu ^b   Kushnir, Yochanan ^a   Robertson, Andrew W ^c   Seager, Richard ^a  

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

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Earth Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Convergence divergence; Europe; Flood events; Hydrometeorology; North America

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; RIVER DISCHARGE; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CUMBRIA; EDEN RIVER; ENGLAND; GULF OF MEXICO; MIDWEST; OHIO BASIN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876708297     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-12-059.1     Document Type: Article

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