Multi-model trends in East African rainfall associated with increased CO2

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-4

  McHugh, Maurice J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROGRAM (CMIP); RAINFALL DISTRIBUTIONS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; WET PERIOD FREQUENCY;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; RAINFALL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 16344362896     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021632     Document Type: Article

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