Changes in precipitation and temperature extremes in Central America and northern South America, 1961-2003

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Aguilar, Enric ^a   Peterson, T C ^b   Obando, P Ramírez ^c   Frutos, R ^b   Retana, J A ^b   Solera, M ^b   Soley, J ^d   García, I González ^e   Araujo, R M ^b   Santos, A Rosa ^b   Valle, V E ^b   Brunet, M ^a   Aguilar, L ^b   Alvarez L ^b   Bautista, M ^b   Castanon C ^b   Herrera, L ^b   Ruano, E ^b   Sinay, J J ^b   Sanchez E ^b   Oviedo, G I Hernández ^f   Obed, F ^b   Salgado, J E ^b   Vazquez J L ^g   Baca, M ^b   Gutierrez M ^b   Centella, C ^b   Espinosa, J ^b   Martinez D ^h   Olmedo, B ^b   Espinoza, C E Ojeda ^i,j   Nunez R ^i,j   Haylock, M ^k   Benavides, H ^b   Mayorga, R ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b Climate Analysis Branch National Climate Data Center ^*  (Colombia)

^c Comit ̧Regional de Recursos Hidráulicos del Istmo Centroamericano ^*  (Costa Rica)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^e Instituto de Meteorologia de la Republica de Cuba   (Cuba)

^f Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica   (Honduras)

^g UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^h Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente   (Panama)

ⁱ Criminalistics Unit Against Violation of Fundamental Rights (UCCVDFAMC) Public Ministry   (Venezuela)

^j Base Logística Aragua   (Venezuela)

^k UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; GLOBAL WARMING; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 31344443094     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006119     Document Type: Article

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