@Article{RaoCavaKios:1996:AnVaRa,
               author = "Rao, Vadlamudi Brahmananda and Cavalcanti, Iracema Fonseca A. and 
                         Kioshi, Hada",
          affiliation = "Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais,(INPE/CPTEC) and 
                         Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais,(INPE/CPTEC)",
                title = "Annual variation of rainfall over Brazil and water vapor 
                         characteristics over South America",
              journal = "Journal of Geophysical Research",
                 year = "1996",
               volume = "101",
               number = "D21",
                pages = "26539--26551",
                month = "Nov.",
             keywords = "CIENCIAS METEOROLOGICAS, BACIA AMAZONICA.",
             abstract = "A large region in central Brazil is characterized by summerainfall 
                         and winter dry conditions. During the 6-month period of September, 
                         Octaber, November, December, January, and February (SONDJF) this 
                         region receives 70 or more of its annual rainfall. Calculations of 
                         vertically integrated water vapor flux and its divergence are made 
                         for South America. the results suggest that the Amazon basin is 
                         the principal sources of moisture for central Brazil during the 
                         period SONDJF. Water vapor flux from the equatorial Atlantic 
                         associated with trade is the main moisture source for the Amazon 
                         Basin.",
           copyholder = "SID/SCD",
                 issn = "0148-0227 and 2156-2202",
                label = "7381",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "tatiane jgr v101 d21 26539.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "04 maio 2024"
}