Impact of tropical heat sources on the South American tropospheric upper circulation and subsidence

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D6, 1998, Pages 6001-6015

  Gandu, Adilson W ^a   Silva Dias, Pedro L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; CIRCULATION; TROPOSPHERE; WIND FIELD;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0032571189     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD03114     Document Type: Article

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