Prediction of droughts in north-east Brazil: Role of ENSO and use of periodicities

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 655-665

  Kane, R P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analysis; Brazil, northeast; Drought; El Ni o; ENSO; Periodicities; Principal components; QBO; Rainfall; Sea surface temperature; Southern Oscillation; Spectral

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; DROUGHT; EL NINO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HAZARD PREDICTION; NATURAL HAZARD; PERIODICITY; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION;

BRAZIL, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0030716342     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199705)17:6<655::AID-JOC144>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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