Characterization of Drought in the South Atlantic, United States

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1385-1397

  Patterson, Lauren A ^a   Lutz, Brian D ^b   Doyle, Martin W ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought; South Atlantic; Streamflow; Water supply; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

SOIL CONSERVATION; STREAM FLOW; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

DROUGHT CHARACTERISTICS; DROUGHT CONDITIONS; HYDROLOGICAL DROUGHTS; MULTIYEAR DROUGHTS; SOUTH ATLANTIC; WATER INFRASTRUCTURE; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

DROUGHT;

ARID REGION; DROUGHT; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; STREAMFLOW; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WATER DEMAND; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897039731     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jawr.12090     Document Type: Article

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