ENSO and the natural variability in the flow tropical rivers

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 200, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 24-39

  Amarasekera, Kishan N ^a   Lee, Robert F ^a   Williams, Earle R ^a   Eltahir, Elfatih A B ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO); Flow variability; Sea surface temperature (SST); Tropical rivers

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DROUGHT; RAIN; RIVERS;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FLOW VARIABILITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL RIVER;

FLOW OF WATER;

EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SEA SUFRACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL RIVER;

AFRICA, CONGO RIVER; AFRICA, NILE RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA, AMAZON RIVER;

EID: 0031574291     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03340-9     Document Type: Article

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