Impact of greenhouse warming on the West African summer monsoon

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 499-514

  Maynard, K ^a   Royer, J F ^a   Chauvin, F ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; MONSOON; SUMMER;

AFRICA;

EID: 0036692393     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-002-0242-z     Document Type: Article

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