An objective criterion for determining the South Atlantic Convergence Zone
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An objective criterion for determining the South Atlantic Convergence Zone
The South Atlantic Convergence Zone (SACZ) is the dominant summertime cloudiness feature of subtropical South America and the western South Atlantic Ocean, having a significant influence on the precipitation regime of southeastern Brazil. This paper proposes an objective criterion based mainly on precipitation, as this variable is easily obtained on general circulation models simulating past, p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Environmental Science
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2296-665X
DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2015.00023