Intraseasonal variations in convective activity in Mexico and Central America;Variaciones intraestacionales de la actividad convectiva en Mexico y America Central

Atmosfera

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 95-108

  Cortez Vazquez, Miguel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; DRY SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; WET SEASON;

MEXICO;

EID: 0342803575     PISSN: 01876236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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