Dynamic identification of moisture sources in the Orinoco basin in equatorial South America

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 602-617

  Nieto, Raquel ^a,b   Gallego, David ^c   Trigo, Ricardo ^b,d   Ribera, Pedro ^c   Gimeno, Luis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

FLEXPART model; Moisture sources; Moisture transport; Orinoco River

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS (AM); AMAZON BASIN; DYNAMIC IDENTIFICATION; MOISTURE UPTAKE; RIVER BASINS; SOUTH AMERICA;

MOISTURE;

AIR MASS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MOISTURE TRANSFER; RIVER BASIN;

ORINOCO RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 45449097903     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.53.3.602     Document Type: Article

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