A Lagrangian identification of major sources of moisture over Central Brazil and la Plata Basin

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Drumond, Anita ^a,b   Nieto, Raquel ^b,c   Gimeno, Luis ^b   Ambrizzi, Tercio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

AIR MASS; AUSTRAL SUMMERS; CLIMATIC VARIABILITY; DIAGNOSIS METHODS; INTERDECADAL; LA PLATA BASIN; LAGRANGIAN; MOISTURE BUDGET; MONSOON SYSTEM; NORTH ATLANTIC; PRECIPITATION VARIABILITY; SOUTH ATLANTIC; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; TEMPORAL SCALE; TIME-SCALES;

MOISTURE;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLIMATE VARIATION; EVAPORATION; HUMIDITY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

BRAZIL; LA PLATA BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 71949106200     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009547     Document Type: Article

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