Spatial-temporal variations of evapotranspiration and runoff/ precipitation ratios responding to the changing climate in the pacific northwest during 1921-2006

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 380-394

  Liu, Mingliang ^a   Adam, Jennifer C ^a   Hamlet, Alan F ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; METEOROLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

CHANGING TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED SIMULATION; EDDY COVARIANCE MEASUREMENTS; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION RATIOS; VARIABLE INFILTRATION CAPACITIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EDDY COVARIANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

EID: 84884881763     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018400     Document Type: Article

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