Local Rainfall Variability - A Potential Bias for Bioecological Studies in the Central Amazon

Rainfall data registered betwe en 1910 and 1979 at Manaus confirm the existence of a dry season between June and November (monthly rainfall: 42-162mm) and a rainy season from December until May (monthly rainfall: 211-300mm). Annual precipitation amounted to 2105mm with about 75% of the rainfall reco...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maria de Nazaré Góes Ribeiro, Joachim Adis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 1984-01-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59671984000100159&tlng=en