The mean surface water balance over Africa and its interannual variability

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2981-3002

  Nicholson, S E ^a   Kim, J ^a   Ba, M B ^a   Lare, A R ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; LETTAU CLIMATONOMY; SURFACE WATER BALANCE;

EID: 0031433347     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<2981:TMSWBO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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