Role of moisture transport for Central American precipitation

A climatology of moisture sources linked with Central American precipitation was computed based upon Lagrangian trajectories for the analysis period 1980–2013. The response of the annual cycle of precipitation in terms of moisture supply from the sources was analysed. Regional precipitatio...

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Main Authors: A. M. Durán-Quesada, L. Gimeno, J. Amador
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-02-01
Series:Earth System Dynamics
Online Access:http://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/8/147/2017/esd-8-147-2017.pdf