Trends in reference evapo-transpiration in the North East Arid Zone of Nigeria, 1961-91

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-115

  Hess, T M ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evapo transpiration; Nigeria; Sahel; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FENMAN-MONTEITH;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0031935311     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0327     Document Type: Article

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