Relationships between autumn precipitation anomalies in southeastern South America and El Niño event classification

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 719-727

  Antico, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

El Ni o; Precipitation; South America; Tropical Pacific Ocean

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN PRECIPITATION; CIRCULATION ANOMALIES; CYCLONIC VORTICITY; EVENT CLASSIFICATION; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; LOW FREQUENCY; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES; SEA SURFACES; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH AMERICA; SUBTROPICAL JET; TIME EVOLUTIONS; TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN;

ADVECTION; MOISTURE; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; TOKAMAK DEVICES; TROPICS; VORTICITY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; AUTUMN; CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION; EL NINO; JET; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEA SURFACE; VORTICITY; WARMING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67650001773     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1734     Document Type: Article

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