Chaco low-level jet events characterization during the austral summer season

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 24, 2002, Pages XLXIII-XLXIV

  Salio, P ^a,b   Nicolini, M ^a,b   Saulo, A C ^a,b  

^a Centro de Investigacion del Mar y la Atmosfera   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

3309 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Climatology (1620); 3354 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Precipitation (1854); 3364 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Synoptic scale meteorology; South American low level jet

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750506361     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD001315     Document Type: Article

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