Surface temperature and precipitation variations in the western U.S. and their relation to large scale circulation indices [abstract]
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Author
Redmond, KellyDate
1988
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EXTRACT (SEE PDF FOR FULL ABSTRACT):An analysis of the principal components of surface temperature and precipitation in the western U.S. is presented. Data consist of monthly mean temperature and total precipitation for 66 climate divisions west of the Continental Divide, for the years 1931-1984. The analysis is repeated for three separate combinations of months - the water year (Oct - Sept), the cool season (Oct - Mar) and the warm season (Apr - Sept). Inspection of monthly precipitation climatology indicates that selection of these combinations of months results in very few awkward splittings of the natural precipitation seasons found in the West.Page Range
15-16Conference Name
5th Workshop on Climate Variability of the Eastern North Pacific and Western North America [PACLIM]Conference Location
Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CAConference Date
20-24 March 1988Collections