Interannual climate variability in the Central Andes and its relation to tropical Pacific and Atlantic forcing

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D10, 2000, Pages 12447-12460

  Vuille, Mathias ^a   Bradley, Raymond S ^a   Keimig, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033794353     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900134     Document Type: Article

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