The role of synoptic systems in the interannual variability of Sahel rainfall

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 55-75

  Druyan, Leonard M ^a,b  

^a NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

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EID: 0032388783     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01030269     Document Type: Article

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