Relationship between Amazon and high Andes rainfall

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Vizy, Edward K ^a   Cook, Kerry H ^a  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; LANDFORMS; MOISTURE; RAIN;

CONVECTION; GEOPOTENTIAL; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AMAZONIA; ANDES; BOLIVIA; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34250376071     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007980     Document Type: Article

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