Rainfall distribution and regime in Costa Rica and its response to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation

Auteurs :
WAYLEN, P.
CAVIEDES, C.
POVEDA, G.
MESA, O.
QUESADA, M.

Description :
Article begins with a review of the larger scale factors and local factors that influence the precipitation climatology of Costa Rica. Annual and seasonal rainfall records indicate substantial interannual variability, especially in association with the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). ENSO can cause floods and droughts in different parts of the country in different seasons. AA. conclude by discussing explanatory mechanisms in rainfall regime in Costa Rica caused by ENSO warm events. - (SLD)


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Yearbook. Conference of Latin Americanist geographers, 1998, vol. 24, p. 75-84, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 45 ref.

Date :
1998

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis