ENSO and interannual rainfall variability in Uganda: Implications for agricultural management

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-182

  Phillips, Jennifer ^a,c   McIntyre, Beverly ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute   (Uganda)

^c NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural applications; East Africa; Forecasts; Precipitation; Rainfall variability; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FORECASTING METHOD; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

UGANDA;

EID: 0034036012     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(200002)20:2<171::AID-JOC471>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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