Periodicity of atmospheric phenomena occurring in the extreme South of Brazil

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 65-76

  Campello, Fernando D ^a   Saraiva, Jaci M B ^a   Krusche, Nisia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atmospheric oscillations; Madden Julian oscillation; South Atlantic Convergence Zone; South of Brazil; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; FRONTAL FEATURE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 4143137631     PISSN: 1530261X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmoscilet.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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