Interannual variations of boundary layer temperature over the African Sahel associated with vegetation and the upper troposphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D10, 2000, Pages 12317-12327

  Shinoda, Masato ^a   Gamo, Minoru ^b  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATL INST FOR RSRC AND ENVIRON   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION COVER;

AFRICA; SAHEL;

EID: 16644377186     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900048     Document Type: Article

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