Spatial and seasonal variations of sandstorms over Nigeria

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 55-63

  Ologunorisa, Temi E ^a   Tamuno, T T T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUST STORM; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0038267531     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-002-0712-6     Document Type: Article

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