North America

Variability and spatial modeling of fine-scale precipitation data for the Sonoran Desert of southwest Arizona

Comrie, AC, Broyles B. 2002. Variability and spatial modeling of fine-scale precipitation data for the Sonoran Desert of southwest Arizona. Journal of Arid Environments. 50:573-592.

Mountain hydrology of the western United States

Bales, RC, Molotch NP, Painter TH, Dettinger MD, Rice R, Dozier J. 2006. Mountain hydrology of the western United States. Water Resources Research. 42

Effects of 20th century warming and climate variability on flood risk in the Western U.S

Hamlet, AF, Lettenmaier DP. 2007. Effects of 20th century warming and climate variability on flood risk in the Western U.S. Water Resources Research. 43

Updated streamflow reconstructions for the Upper Colorado River Basin

Woodhouse, CA, Gray ST, Meko DM. 2006. Updated streamflow reconstructions for the Upper Colorado River Basin. Water Resources Research. 42

Severe and sustained drought in southern California and the West: Present conditions and insights from the past on causes and impacts

MacDonald, GM. 2007. Severe and sustained drought in southern California and the West: Present conditions and insights from the past on causes and impacts. Quaternary International. 173:87-100.

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.

Trends in snowfall versus rainfall in the Western United States

Knowles, N, Dettinger MD, Cayan DR. 2006. Trends in snowfall versus rainfall in the Western United States. Journal of Climate. 19:4545-4559.

Influence of landscape structure and climate variability on a late Holocene plant migration

Lyford, ME, Jackson ST, Betancourt JL, Gray ST. 2003. Influence of landscape structure and climate variability on a late Holocene plant migration. Ecological Monographs. 73:567-583.

A winter precipitation 'dipole' in the western United States associated with multidecadal ENSO variability

Brown, DP, Comrie AC. 2004. A winter precipitation 'dipole' in the western United States associated with multidecadal ENSO variability. Geophysical Research Letters. 31

The changing character of precipitation

Trenberth, KE, Dai AG, Rasmussen RM, Parsons DB. 2003. The changing character of precipitation. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 84:1205.