Pilot analysis of hourly rainfall in Central and Eastern Amazonia

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1326-1334

  Cutrim, Elen M C ^a   Martin, David W ^b   Butzow, Dean G ^a   Silva, Isa M ^c   Yulaeva, Elena ^d  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; RIVERS; STORMS;

AMAZON RIVER; ATLANTIC COAST; DIURNAL CYCLE; RAINFALL MEASUREMENT;

RAIN;

PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL;

EID: 0034174357     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<1326:PAOHRI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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