The influence of antecedent rainfall on Sahelian surface evaporation

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1245-1259

  Taylor, Christopher M ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaporation; HAPEX Sahel; Land atmosphere feedbacks

Indexed keywords

ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; EVAPORATION; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; RAINFALL;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034031666     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1085(200005)14:7<1245::AID-HYP39>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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