Trends and periodicities in the Canadian Drought Code and their relationships with atmospheric circulation for the southern Canadian boreal forest

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
• Main Authors: Girardin, Martin-Philippe, Tardif, Jacques, Flannigan, Mike D, Wotton, B Mike, Bergeron, Yves
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2004
• Subjects: Baffin Bay; Canada; Gulf of Alaska; Pacific; The Corridor; Baffin; North Atlantic; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x03-195; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/x03-195

Trends and periodicities in summer drought severity are investigated on a network of Canadian Drought Code (CDC) monthly average indices extending from central Quebec to western Manitoba and covering the instrumental period 1913–1998. The relationship and coherency between CDC indices and ocean–atmo...