AN INVESTIGATION OF THE OCEANIC EFFECTS ON THE CLIMATE OF PACIFIC EQUATORIAL SOUTH AMERICA.
Abstract
The spatial and temporal distributions of rainfall for the equatorial latitudes on the Pacific coast of South America are described by graphical and statistical means. A relationship is established between the rainfall distributions and the offshore oceanic current regimes which is highly linear in nature. Anomalous rainfall years are then analyzed to determine a possible correlation with movements of the subtropical oceanic high pressure systems. The controversial question of the periodicity of rainfall anomalies is tested by harmonic analysis techniques. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0616716
Entities
People
- James D. Cook
Organizations
- Texas A&M University