Variability of precipitation in the Atacama Desert: its causes and hydrological impact

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  International Journal of Climatology

• Publication date

  2006-12-01

• Fields of study

  Geology, Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1002/joc.1359
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