Radar-observed spatial and temporal rainfall variability near the Tapajós-Amazon confluence

Standard Amazonian rainfall climatologies rely on stations preferentially located near river margins. River breeze circulations that tend to suppress afternoon rainfall near the river and enhance it inland are not typically considered when reporting results. Previous studies found surprising nocturn...

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Main Authors: Julia Clarinda Paiva Cohen, David Roy Fitzjarrald, Flávio Augusto Farias D'Oliveira, Ivan Saraiva, Illelson Rafael da Silva Barbosa, Adilson Wagner Gandu, Paulo Afonso Kuhn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Meteorologia 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-77862014000500004&lng=en&tlng=en