On the validation of the simulation of early season precipitation on the island of Puerto Rico using a mesoscale atmospheric model

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 507-520

  Comarazamy, Daniel E ^a   González, Jorge E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b Santa Clara University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

EID: 58049086704     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JHM804.1     Document Type: Article

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