snow cover

Contemporary changes of the hydrological cycle over the contiguous United States: Trends derived from in situ observations

Groisman, PY, Knight RW, Karl TR, Easterling DR, Sun BM, Lawrimore JH. 2004. Contemporary changes of the hydrological cycle over the contiguous United States: Trends derived from in situ observations. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 5:64-85.

Dominant factors responsible for interannual variability of the summer monsoon in the southwestern United States

Higgins, RW, Shi W. 2000. Dominant factors responsible for interannual variability of the summer monsoon in the southwestern United States. Journal of Climate. 13:759-776.

Estimating the distribution of snow water equivalent and snow extent beneath cloud cover in the Salt-Verde River basin, Arizona

Molotch, NP, Fassnacht SR, Bales RC, Helfrich SR. 2004. Estimating the distribution of snow water equivalent and snow extent beneath cloud cover in the Salt-Verde River basin, Arizona. Hydrological Processes. 18:1595-1611.

A method for defining monsoon onset and demise in the southwestern USA

Ellis, AW, Saffell EM, Hawkins TW. 2004. A method for defining monsoon onset and demise in the southwestern USA. International Journal of Climatology. 24:247-265.

Changes in the onset of spring in the western United States

Cayan, DR, Kammerdiener SA, Dettinger MD, Caprio JM, Peterson DH. 2001. Changes in the onset of spring in the western United States. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 82:399-415.