The atmospheric circulation associated with extreme rainfall events in Piura, Peru, during the 1997--1998 and 2002 El Niño events
The lowland of Piura, in northwestern Peru, is very strongly impacted by El Niño. Its climate is arid but can experience very heavy rainfall associated with the high nearby sea surface temperature (SST) during El Niño events. Rainfall, however, tends to occur in discrete, inte...
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| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2004-11-01
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| Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
| Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/22/3917/2004/angeo-22-3917-2004.pdf |