How important is the contribution of the mesoscale convective complexes to the Sahelian rainfall?

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 629-633

  Laurent, H ^a,b   D'Amato, N ^a   Lebel, T ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 0032460746     PISSN: 00791946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-1946(98)00099-8     Document Type: Article

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