Changes in the rainfall regime along the extratropical west coast of south America (Chile): 30-43° S

Atmosfera

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-22

  Quintana, J M ^a   Aceituno, P ^b  

^a Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antarctic oscillation; Pacific decadal oscillation; Southeast pacific subtropical anticyclone; Southern oscillation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ANOMALY; ANTARCTIC OSCILLATION; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; GLOBAL CLIMATE; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; TREND ANALYSIS;

CHILE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 84857272200     PISSN: 01876236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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