CMIP5 projected changes in spring and summer drought and wet conditions over North America

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 9-10, 2015, Pages 2737-2750

  Swain, Sharmistha ^a   Hayhoe, Katharine ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate projections; CMIP5; Drought; Great Plains; North America; Standardized Precipitation Index

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930211408     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2255-9     Document Type: Article

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