A study of the dynamic factors influencing the rainfall variability in the West African Sahel

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1337-1359

  Grist, J P ^a   Nicholson, E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MOISTURE; RAIN;

TROPICAL EASTERLY JET (TEJ);

CLIMATOLOGY;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; RAINFALL; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; SAHEL;

EID: 0035297915     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<1337:ASOTDF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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