ENSO Impacts on Lomas Formation in South Coastal Peru: Implications for the Pliocene?

Lomas formations in southern Peru are related to moisture availability due to frequent incursions of fog in austral winter. Due to warming of coastal waters of southern Peru during El Niño, lomas formations are enhanced via greater moisture availability for fog and drizzle. Our study evaluates the...

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Main Authors: Timothy Paul Eichler, Ana C. Londoño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Advances in Meteorology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/175947