Atmospheric circulation associated with persistent generalized frosts in Central-Southern South America

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1268-1289

  Müller, Gabriela V ^a   Berri, Guillermo J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; FROST EFFECTS; JETS; WIND;

ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GENERALIZED FROSTS; ROSSBY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ADVECTION; ANOMALY; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; COLD AIR; FROST; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; ROSSBY WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34248350405     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3344.1     Document Type: Article

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