Streamflow variability in the United States: 1931-1978.
Systematic modes of spatial and temporal variation in a 48-year record of streamflow are defined using principal components. The components were calculated from a matrix of annual streamflow departures for 106 grid cells covering the United States in the years 1931-78. Five statistically significant components are found to account for more than 56% of the total variance. A varimax orthogonal rotation of the original components describes regional anomaly cores located in the middle Mississippi Valley, Pacific Northwest, Far West, Northeast, and northern Great Plains. -from Author
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1985 |
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Title | Streamflow variability in the United States: 1931-1978. |
DOI | 10.1175/1520-0450(1985)024<0463:SVITUS>2.0.CO;2 |
Authors | H.F. Lins |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology |
Index ID | 70013058 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |