A study of historical droughts in southeastern Mexico

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2916-2934

  Mendoza, Blanca ^a   Velasco, Victor ^a   Jáuregui, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

DROUGHT;

DROUGHT; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; TIME SERIES;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745952346     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3726.1     Document Type: Article

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