On the characteristics of the rainfall events in the sahel with a view to the analysis of climatic variability

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 955-974

  D'Amato, N ^a,b   Lebel, T ^b  

^a ORSTOM   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Exponential distribution; Interannual variability; Mesoscale convective systems; Rain events; Sahel; Storm rainfall

Indexed keywords

MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; RAINFALL;

AFRICA;

EID: 0032429928     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0088(199807)18:9<955::aid-joc236>3.0.co;2-6     Document Type: Article

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