The african climate as predicted by the IAP grid-point nine-layer Atmospheric General Circulation Model (IAP-9L-AGCM)

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 409-416

  Chidiezie, Chineke Theo ^a,b   Bi, Xunqiang ^a   Wang, Huijun ^a   Xue, Fong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Atmospheric General Circulation Model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345813375     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-997-0060-7     Document Type: Article

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