Precipitation trends in southeastern South America: Relationship with ENSO phases and with low-level circulation

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 19-33

  Barros, Vicente R ^a   Doyle, M E ^a   Camilloni, I A ^a  

^a Centro de Investigacion del Mar y la Atmosfera   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; TREND ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 44949260069     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-007-0329-x     Document Type: Article

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