Climatology of the midnight temperature maximum phenomenon at Arequipa, Peru

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Faivre, M ^a   Meriwether, J W ^a   Fesen, C G ^b   Biondi, M A ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 33947585010     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011321     Document Type: Article

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