Influence of the ocean and greenhouse gases on severe drought likelihood in the central united states in 2012

Journal of Climate

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1807-1819

  Rupp, David E ^a   Li, Sihan ^a   Mote, Philip W ^a   Massey, Neil ^b   Sparrow, Sarah N ^c   Wallom, David C H ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELS; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOW OF WATER; GREENHOUSE GASES; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER SUPPLY;

ANTHROPOGENIC FORCING; ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS; EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITY; POTENTIAL TRANSPIRATION; PRE-INDUSTRIAL LEVELS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES; SOIL MOISTURE DEFICITS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DROUGHT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 85014012067     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0842.1     Document Type: Article

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