Spatial evolutions of the active convective patterns across the Equatorial Eastern Africa Region during northern hemisphere spring season using Outgoing Longwave Radiation records

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 51-63

  Okoola, Raphael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

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EID: 0032361606     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01030448     Document Type: Article

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