Simulation of South American wintertime climate with a nesting system

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 219-231

  Menéndez, Claudio G ^a   Saulo, A Celeste ^a   Li, Zhoa Xin ^b  

^a Centro de Investigacion del Mar y la Atmosfera   (Argentina)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

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EID: 0000056068     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820000107     Document Type: Article

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