The West African monsoon dynamics. Part II: The "preonset" and "onset" of the summer monsoon

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 3407-3427

  Sultan, Benjamin ^a   Janicot, Serge ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT CONVECTION; MOISTURE; RAIN; STORMS; WIND;

MONSOON;

CLIMATOLOGY;

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MONSOON; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AFRICA;

EID: 0347146024     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<3407:TWAMDP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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