Examining climate variability over West Africa during the 1979-1993 period: Observations and CCM3 comparisons

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 503-522

  Jenkins, G S ^a   Mikovitz, J C ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; ZONAL WIND;

(WEST); AFRICA;

EID: 0038330371     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-002-0287-z     Document Type: Article

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