Central america and the caribbean, climate of

Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 183-189

  Taylor, Michael A ^a   Alfaro, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

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EID: 85014296956     PISSN: 13884360     EISSN: 1871756X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3266-8_37     Document Type: Chapter

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