Rescaled range analysis of pluviometric records in São Paulo State, Brazil

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 83-89

  Salomao L R ^a   Campanha, José Roberto ^a,b   Gupta, H M ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 59249090399     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-007-0367-4     Document Type: Article

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