Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology: Recent submissions

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    • DROUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES 

      Diaz, Henry F. (American Meteorological Society, 1983)
      Using state monthly values of the Palmer Drought Index from January 1895 through April 1981, thespatial and temporal features of dry and wet episodes over the contiguous United States were analyzed. Thevariance spectrum ...

    • Drought in the Great Plains: History of Societal Response 

      Hecht, Alan D. (American Meteorological Society, 1983)
      The Great Plains has a long history of drought episodes which have, in some years, significantly reducedexpected crop yields. The historic evidence suggests that such droughts will probably recur in the future.The drought ...

    • Some Causes of United States Drought 

      Namias, Jerome (American Meteorological Society, 1983)
      Some physical causes of United States drought are outlined. Among the associated factors is subsidence,either in the upper level anticyclones or to the south of strong jets, or sometimes under prevailing northerlycomponents ...

    • Government Response to Drought in the United States:With Particular Reference to the Great Plains 

      Wilhite, Donald A. (American Meteorological Society, 1983)
      Drought relief has become an expected response of the federal government to periods of widespreaddrought in the United States. A wide range of emergency, short-term and long-term drought programs wereformulated to deal ...

    • Editorial 

      Unknown author (American Meteorological Society, 1983)
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