Model simulation of the influence of global SST anomalies on Sahel rainfall

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 126, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2782-2792

  Xue, Yongkang ^a,b   Shukla, Jagadish ^a  

^a Ctr Ocean Land Atmosphere Studs   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

AFRICA;

EID: 0000051937     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1998)126<2782:MSOTIO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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