Seasonal prediction of extreme precipitation events and frequency of rainy days over Costa Rica, Central America, using Canonical Correlation Analysis
High mountains divide Costa Rica, Central America, into two main climate regions, the Pacific and Caribbean slopes, which are lee and windward, respectively, according to the North Atlantic trade winds – the dominant wind regime. The rain over the Pacific slope has a bimodal annual cycle, having two...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Advances in Geosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.adv-geosci.net/33/41/2013/adgeo-33-41-2013.pdf |