The influence of atlantic tropical cyclones on drought over the Eastern United States (1980-2007)

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3067-3086

  Kam, Jonghun ^a   Sheffield, Justin ^a   Yuan, Xing ^a   Wood, F Eric ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT DURATION; DROUGHT INTENSITIES; DROUGHT SEVERITY; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; NORTH AMERICAN LAND DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS; REGIONAL SCALE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VARIABLE INFILTRATION CAPACITIES;

HURRICANES; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER RESOURCES;

DROUGHT;

DATA ASSIMILATION; DROUGHT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND SURFACE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MOISTURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878151504     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00244.1     Document Type: Article

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