Seasonal cycle and interannual variability in the Amazon hydrologic cycle

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D8, 1999, Pages 9097-9106

  Zeng, Ning ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; SEASONALITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AMAZON BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033608913     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200088     Document Type: Article

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