The Western U.S. Drought: How Bad Is It?

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dc.contributor.authorPiechota, Thomas C.
dc.contributor.authorTimilsena, Janak
dc.contributor.authorTootle, Glenn
dc.contributor.authorHidalgo, Hugo
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.coverage.spatialWest (U.S.)
dc.coverage.spatialColorado
dc.coverage.spatialUtah
dc.coverage.spatialColorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)
dc.coverage.temporal1999-2004
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-17T21:34:07Z
dc.date.available2018-10-17T21:34:07Z
dc.date.issued2004-08-10
dc.description.abstractHistorical stream flow records and the forecast for 2004 make the current (1999–2004) drought in the southwestern United States the worst one in the past 80 years for portions of the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB).For the Colorado River (near Cisco, Utah), the cumulative stream flow deficit (departure from long‐term mean) for the current drought is almost 11 km8, or approximately 2 years of average stream flow Although the current drought is the most significant, based on historical stream flow records, is it the worst ever?en_US
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dc.identifier.citationPiechota, T., Timilsena, J., Tootle, G., Hidalgo, H. (2004): The Western U.S. Drought: How Bad Is It? EOS, 85(32). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2004EO320001
dc.identifier.doi10.1029/2004EO320001
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/4045
dc.subject.lcshDroughts
dc.titleThe Western U.S. Drought: How Bad Is It?en_US
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