Latitudinal positioning of the subtropical anticyclone along the Chilean coast

Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-117

  Minetti, Juan L ^a,b   Vargas, Walter M ^b   Poblete, Arnobio G ^c   Mendoza, Eduardo A ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^b LCS ^*  (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

^d CONICET ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CHILE; LOS RIOS [CHILE]; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); SOUTH AMERICA; VALDIVIA;

EID: 69549101742     PISSN: 1836716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22499/2.5802.003     Document Type: Article

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