Generalised theory of ENSO and related atmospheric phenomena

Renewable Energy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 339-352

  Njau, Ernest C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; LANDFORMS; METEOROLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; OSCILLATIONS; SOLAR ENERGY;

EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION PHENOMENA; HEAT WAVES; MADDEN JULIAN OSCILLATIONS; QUASI BIENNIAL OSCILLATIONS; ROCKY ANDES MOUNTAINS; ZONAL WAVELENGTH;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA; CLIMATE RECORD; EL NINO; EL NINO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HEAT WAVE; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; THEORY; ZONAL WAVELENGTH;

EID: 0030114388     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(96)00015-8     Document Type: Article

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