Numerical simulation of heavy precipitation in northern Baja California and southern California

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-148

  Cerezo Mota, Ruth ^a   Cavazos, Tereza ^a   Farfán, Luis M ^b  

^a CICESE Ensenada   (United States)

^b CICESE La Paz   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SIMULATION;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(PNN) MEXICO]; CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645540780     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM476.1     Document Type: Article

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