Submonthly variability in the South American Monsoon System

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 85 A, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 385-401

  Ma, Hsi Yen ^a   Mechoso, C Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; WIND;

AMAZONIA; BRASILIA; BRAZIL; FEDERAL DISTRICT [BRAZIL]; RONDONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34248682926     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.85a.385     Document Type: Article

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