Rainfall extremes in some selected parts of Central and South America: ENSO and other relationships reexamined

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 423-455

  Kane, R P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Drought; El Nino; ENSO; La Nina; Northeast Brazil; Rainfall; Sea surface temperature; South America; Southern Oscillation

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EXTREME EVENT; LA NINA; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033616515     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(19990330)19:4<423::AID-JOC368>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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