Interannual variability of monthly precipitation in Costa Rica

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2606-2613

  Waylen, Peter R ^a   Caviedes, César N ^a   Quesada, Marvin E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b 3141 TUR ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR/SEA INTERACTION; EL NINO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; PRECIPITATION; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION INDEX;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0030389898     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2606:IVOMPI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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