In dryland ecosystems, the timing and magnitude of precipitation pulses drive many key
ecological processes, notably soil water availability for plants and soil microbiota. Plant …

Composite temperature and precipitation anomalies during various stages of an event in the
Southern Oscillation (SO) have been computed for several hundred stations across the …

This book introduces the methods of synoptic climatology and how it is applied to
environmental problems. The book is constructed around the principal analytical methods of …

Daily station data from US Department of Agriculture snowpack telemetry (SNOTEL)
archives through the 1995/1996 season are used to examine the climatic characteristics of …

Several equations were developed that related the effect of urban growth, measured by
increasing population, to the mean seasonal and annual temperature: the diurnal maximum …

Abstract The Pacific/North American (PNA) teleconnection index, a measure of the strength
and phase of the PNA teleconnection pattern, is related to the variations of the surface …

ENSO and Hydrologic Extremes in the Western United States in: Journal of Climate Volume
12 Issue 9 (1999) Jump to Content Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo JOURNALS Artificial …

This paper summarizes the current state of knowledge of the climate of southwest USA (the
ŒSouthwest¹). Low annual precipitation, clear skies, and year-round warm climate over …

A statistical analysis was undertaken to determine the nature and magnitude of the
relationship of precipitation, temperature and streamflow in the western United States to …

Since the late 1940s, snowmelt and runoff have come increasingly early in the water year in
many basins in northern and central California. This subtle trend is most pronounced in …