A seasonal shift in the frequency of extreme hydrological events in Southern New York State

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 9577-9593

  Matonse, Adão H ^a   Frei, Allan ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood events; Interdecadal variability; Intraseasonal variability; North America; Statistical techniques; Trends

Indexed keywords

FLOOD EVENT; INTER-DECADAL VARIABILITY; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; NORTH AMERICA; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; TRENDS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

FLOODS;

DECADAL VARIATION; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW; TREND ANALYSIS;

APPALACHIANS; CATSKILL MOUNTAINS; HUDSON RIVER; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888031785     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00810.1     Document Type: Article

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