The 6-9 day wave and rainfall modulation in northern Africa during summer 1981

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 17, 2003, Pages

  Monkam, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

6 9 day wave; Anticyclonic; Cyclonic; Data anomalies; High (H); Low (L); Rainfall; Vortices

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); ZONAL WIND;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 1342291272     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003215     Document Type: Article

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