Intraseasonal variability in South America during the cold season

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 42, Issue 11-12, 2014, Pages 3253-3269

  Alvarez, Mariano S ^a   Vera, C S ^a   Kiladis, G N ^b,c   Liebmann, B ^b,c  

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

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraseasonal variability; Outgoing longwave radiation; South America; Winter

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; LONGWAVE RADIATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; ROSSBY WAVE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; WINTER;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST); PARAGUAY; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84902005840     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1872-z     Document Type: Article

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