Midsummer gap winds and low-level circulation over the eastern tropical Pacific

Journal of Climate

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 3768-3784

  Romero Centeno, Rosario ^a   Zavala Hidalgo, Jorge ^a   Raga, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DROUGHT; MOISTURE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SEA LEVEL;

INTRASEASONAL WIND VARIABILITY; LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION; NORTHEASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC (NETP); QUICK SCATTEROMETER;

WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DATA SET; JET; MOISTURE FLUX; SCATTEROMETER; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SUMMER; TRADE WIND;

GULF OF PANAMA; GULF OF PAPAGAYO; GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

SESBANIA SERICEA;

EID: 34548129211     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI4220.1     Document Type: Article

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