The sensitivity of Sahel rainfall to global warming: Implications for scenario analysis of future climate change impact

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 252, 1998, Pages 429-436

  Hulme, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; GREENHOUSE GASES (GHG); SULFATE;

RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; RAINFALL;

AFRICA;

EID: 0032431361     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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