Variability of rainfall from tropical cyclones in northwestern México and its relation to SOI and PDO

Atmosfera

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-223

  Diaz S C ^a   Salinas Zavala, C A ^a   Hernandez Vazquez S ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Eastern North Pacific Ocean; PDO; Precipitation; SOI; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INTERPOLATION; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 45349092216     PISSN: 01876236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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