Large-scale atmospheric conditions associated with heavy rainfall episodes in Southeast Brazil

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-135

  Lima, Kellen Carla ^a   Satyamurty, Prakki ^a   Fernández, Júlio Pablo Reyes ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY; CLIMATOLOGY; GEOPOTENTIAL; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MOISTURE FLUX; PERTURBATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

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EID: 77953754265     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-009-0207-9     Document Type: Article

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