Climate dynamics along the arid northern coast of Chile: The 1997-1998 Dinámica del Clima de la Región de Antofagasta (DICLIMA) experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 17, 2003, Pages

  Rutllant, José A ^a   Fuenzalida, Humberto ^a   Aceituno, Patricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Atacama Desert; Coastal subsidence; Northern Chile; West coast deserts

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ARID REGION; COASTAL CIRCULATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; ZONAL WIND;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1442289310     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003357     Document Type: Article

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