Influence of the intraseasonal variability on heat waves in subtropical South America

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 2265-2277

  Cerne, S B ^a   Vera, C S ^a  

^a Centro de Investigacion del Mar y la Atmosfera   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Heat waves; Intraseasonal variability; SACZ; South America; Temperature; Warm season

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; ROSSBY WAVE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WARMING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 79957813470     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0812-4     Document Type: Article

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