Interannual lake level fluctuations (1993-1999) in Africa from Topex/Poseidon: Connections with ocean-atmosphere interactions over the Indian Ocean

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 32, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 141-163

  Mercier, Franck ^a   Cazenave, Anny ^a   Maheu, Caroline ^b  

^a LEGOS   (France)

^b Spot Image   (France)

Author keywords

African lakes; Climatology; Lake level; Limnology; Regional hydrology; Satellite altimetry

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPORATION; LAKE LEVEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TOPEX-POSEIDON;

AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0037091233     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8181(01)00139-4     Document Type: Article

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