Modeling interannual variability of the Amazon hydroclimate

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Medvigy, D ^a   Walko, Robert L ^a   Avissar, R ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MODEL STRUCTURES; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

COARSER RESOLUTION; EARTH SYSTEMS; ENSO EVENTS; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODELING; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; HYDROCLIMATE; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITIES; MOUNTAIN RANGES; PRECIPITATION RATES; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; TELECONNECTIONS;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MOUNTAIN REGION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 53749103977     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL034941     Document Type: Article

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