Monsoon in the Americas: Opportunities and challenges

Geography Compass

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1625-1640

  Rickenbach, Thomas M ^a   Ferreira, Rosana Nieto ^a   Rickenbach, John F ^b   Wright, Emily A ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rincon Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049399784     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2009.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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