INVESTIGADORES
VERA Carolina Susana
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Intraseasonal Variability over South America in WCRP/CMIP3 simulations
Autor/es:
GONZALEZ, PAULA; VERA, CAROLINA
Lugar:
Melbourne Australia
Reunión:
Conferencia; 9th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography; 2009
Institución organizadora:
American Meteorological Society
Resumen:
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