Patterns leading to extreme events in Argentina: Partial and generalized frosts

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1373-1387

  Müller, Gabriela Viviana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Circulation patterns; Extreme event; Frost; Generalized frost; Partial frost; Wet Pampa

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; GENERALIZED FROST; ZONAL WIND;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EXTREME EVENT; FROST; JET; ZONAL WIND;

ARGENTINA; PAMPAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548007932     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1471     Document Type: Article

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