The 2016 southeastern US drought : an extreme departure from centennial wetting and cooling

The fall 2016 drought in the southeastern United States (SE US) appeared exceptional based on its widespread impacts, but the current monitoring framework that only extends from 1979-present does not readily facilitate evaluation of soil-moisture anomalies in a centennial context. A new method to ex...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres : JGR. - 1998. - 122(2017), 20 vom: 27. Okt., Seite 10888-10905
1. Verfasser: Williams, A Park (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Cook, Benjamin I, Smerdon, Jason E, Bishop, Daniel A, Seager, Richard, Mankin, Justin S
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres : JGR
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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