Patterns of climatic variation in Argentina and Chile. II. Temperature, 1931-60

Auteur :
PITTOCK, A. B.

Description :
Eigenvector analysis of 30 years of monthly and annual temperature data at a selected network of 46 stations in Argentina and 4 stations in Chile reveals that the first three patterns of year-to-year variability account for more than 60% of the total variance. Temperature anomalies are found to be of the same sign over pratically the whole area, but these are highly seasonal, being correlated with the east-west pressure difference across the tropical Atlantic in fall and winter, and positively in early summer. (JPB).


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Monthly weather review Boston, 1980, vol. 108, n°. 9, p. 1362-1369, Références bibliographiques : 11 réf.

Date :
1980