On the origin of the Bolivian high and related circulation features of the South American climate

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 656-677

  Lenters, J D ^a,b   Cook, K H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; CIRCULATION; CLIMATE; METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; PRECIPITATION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0031452204     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<0656:otootb>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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