Forecasting the Hydroclimatic Signature of the 2015/16 El Niño Event on the Western United States

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 177-186

  Wanders, N ^a   Bachas, A ^a   He, X G ^a   Huang, H ^b   Koppa, A ^c   Mekonnen, Z T ^c   Pagan B R ^c   Peng, L Q ^a   Vergopolan, N ^a   Wang, K J ^b   Xiao, M ^b   Zhan, S ^b   Lettenmaier, D P ^b   Wood, E F ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Engineering IV   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought; ENSO; North America; Precipitation; Seasonal forecasting; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; DROUGHT; EL NINO; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

EID: 85009516133     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-16-0230.1     Document Type: Article

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