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Advances in Meteorology
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 359164, 13 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/359164
Research Article

Some Factors That Influence Seasonal Precipitation in Argentinean Chaco

Marcela Hebe González,1,2 María Laura Cariaga,1 and María de los Milagros Skansi3

1Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, FCEN, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, 2 piso, Pabellón II, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
2Research Center of Ocean and Atmosphere, CONICET/UBA and UMI-IFAECI/CNRS, 2 piso, Pabellón II, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
3National Meteorological Service of Argentina, 25 de Mayo 658, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Received 28 March 2012; Revised 6 July 2012; Accepted 24 July 2012

Academic Editor: Soon-Il An

Copyright © 2012 Marcela Hebe González et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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