ENSO-related rainfall anomalies in South America and associated circulation features during warm and cold Pacific decadal oscillation regimes

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 25, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 2017-2030

  Andreoli, Rita V ^a   Kayano, Mary T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ENSO; Pacific Decadal Oscillation; Rainfall anomalies; South America; Upper level circulation

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; STORMS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO); RAINFALL ANOMALIES; UPPER-LEVEL CIRCULATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 29444461547     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1222     Document Type: Article

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