Variability of Sahelian disturbance lines and rainfall during 1951-1987

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 252, 1998, Pages 19-26

  Lamb, Peter J ^a   Bell, Michael A ^a   Finch, Jonathon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; SOUNDING APPARATUS; TROPOSPHERE; WIND;

DISTURBANCE LINE VARIABILITY; RAWINSONDES;

RAIN;

PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; SAHEL;

EID: 0032445611     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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