Spatial and temporal rainfall variability near the amazon-tapajós confluence

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Fitzjarrald, David R ^a   Sakai, Ricardo K ^a   Moraes, Osvaldo L L ^b   De Oliveira, Raimundo Cosme ^c   Acevedo, Otávio C ^b   Czikowsky, Matthew J ^a   Beldini, Troy ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA AMAZÔNIA ORIENTAL   (Brazil)

^d Projeto LBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLUENCE; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RIVER; RIVER BANK; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBSIDENCE; TERRAIN;

AMAZON BASIN; AMAZON RIVER; BRAZIL; PARA [BRAZIL]; SANTAREM [PARA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67649498301     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JG000596     Document Type: Article

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