Variability of extreme precipitation events in Tijuana, Mexico

Climate Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-243

  Cavazos, Tereza ^a   Rivas, David ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Climatic variability; ENSO; Extreme precipitation; Mexico; Non ENSO; Tijuana

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EXTREME EVENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEVERE WEATHER; TELECONNECTION;

BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; TIJUANA;

ANANAS COMOSUS;

EID: 1542290454     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr025229     Document Type: Article

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