Environmental controls on isolated convection  during the Amazonian wet season

Viscardi, Leandro Alex Moreira; Torri, Giuseppe; Adams, David K.; Barbosa, Henrique de Melo Jorge

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-8529-2024

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Environmental controls on isolated convection during the Amazonian wet season

Leandro Alex Moreira Viscardi, Giuseppe Torri, David K. Adams, and Henrique de Melo Jorge Barbosa

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