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Interdecadal variations of annual precipitation in the central United States

January 1, 1998

Century-long annual precipitation time series at 168 stations in the central United States are analyzed with special attention given to interdecadal variations. The results show statistically significant precipitation variations of interdecadal timescales in the region. In particular, one variation has a quasi 20-yr period, and another one possesses a quasi 12-yr period.

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Publication Year 1998
Title Interdecadal variations of annual precipitation in the central United States
DOI 10.1175/1520-0477(1998)079<0221:IVOAPI>2.0.CO;2
Authors Q. Hu, C.M. Woodruff, S.E. Mudrick
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Index ID 1001656
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center