The role of the land surface in Sahelian climate: HAPEX-Sahel results and future research needs

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 188-189, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 1067-1079

  Dolman, A J ^a   Gash, J H C ^b   Goutorbe, J P ^c   Kerr, Y ^d   Lebel, T ^e   Prince, S D ^f   Stricker, J N M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^d CESBIO   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; HAPEX-SAHEL; INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME; LAND SURFACE;

AFRICA, SAHEL;

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); REMOTE SENSING;

LAND SURFACES; SURFACE ENERGY;

HYDROLOGY;

EID: 0030615644     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03183-6     Document Type: Article

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