Abstract
Long-term streamflow series in the western United States were examined for evidence of secular changes related to climate. Streamflow series contained appreciable low-frequency variation related to the combined influence of temperature and precipitation. Correlation analyses and examination of drought years revealed a strong tendency for anomalies of opposite sign in the Pacific Northwest and the Southwest. Drought in the Upper Colorado Basin was statistically independent of drought in the Pacific Northwest. Under exceptional meteorological conditions (e.g., water-year 1976-77), however, low flows occurred over a vast area from the Northwest coast to the mountains of central Arizona. -from Authors
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 889-897 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Climate & Applied Meteorology |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1984 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering