The Combined Role of ENSO-driven Sea Surface Temperature Variation and Arctic Sea Ice Extent in Defining Climate Conditions in the Southwestern United States
Previous research indicates that future reductions in Arctic sea ice cover (SIC) could alter storm tracks and precipitation patterns in western North America and negatively impact water resources in the American southwest. Other research suggests that multiple periods of increased precipitation and...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33527 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06112009-155707/ |