Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
Histograms and contour maps describing the daily rainfall characteristics of a northwestern Peru area most severely affected by the 1982-1983 El Nino event were prepared from daily rainfall data obtained from 66 stations in this area during the El Nino event, and during the same 8-month intervals for the two years preceding and following the event. These data were analyzed, in conjunction with the anlysis of visible and IR satellite images, for cloud characteristics and structure. The results present a comparison of the rainfall characteristics as a function of elevation, geographic location, and the time of year for the El Nino and non-El Nino periods.
Keywords:
METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY
Type:
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227); 92; 14225-14
Format:
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