Biosphere-atmosphere interactions over West Africa. II: Multiple climate equilibria

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 126, Issue 565, 2000, Pages 1261-1280

  Wang, Guiling ^a   Eltahir, Elfatih A B ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biosphere atmosphere interactions; Climate transition; Drought; Ecosystem dynamics; Multiple climate equilibria; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS;

(WEST); AFRICA;

EID: 0034080356     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.56503     Document Type: Article

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