A seasonal air transport climatology for Kenya

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D12, 1999, Pages 14237-14244

  Gatebe, C K ^a,b   Tyson, P D ^b   Annegarn, H ^b   Piketh, S ^b   Helas, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAJECTORY;

KENYA;

EID: 0032750002     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200103     Document Type: Article

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