Relationship between Monthly Rainfall in NW Peru and Tropical Sea Surface Temperature

This study assesses the relationship between global sea surface temperature (SST) and a regional index of rainfall (NWPR) in Piura-Tumbes, a coastal region in northwestern Peru, over the period 1965–2008 by means of the Pearson product-moment correlation. The results show that this area is strongly...

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Main Authors: Juan Bazo, María de las Nieves Lorenzo, Rosmeri Porfirio da Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Advances in Meteorology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/152875
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