Predicting rainfall in the Dutch Caribbean - More than El Niño?

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1219-1234

  Martis, Albert ^a   Van Oldenborgh, Geert Jan ^b   Burgers, Gerrit ^b  

^a Meteorological Service Netherlands Antilles   (Netherlands Antilles)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Cura ao; El Ni o; ENSO; Netherlands Antilles; Precipitation; Southern Oscillation; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; RAIN;

TRADE WINDS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PREDICTION; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

LEEWARD ISLANDS;

EID: 0036692241     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.779     Document Type: Article

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