Seasonal cycle and interannual variability of rainfall at hydrological scales. The West African monsoon in a Sudanese climate;Variabilités interannuelle et intra-saisonnière des pluies aux échelles hydrologiques. La mousson ouest-africaine en climat soudanien

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 509-524

  Le Lay, Matthieu ^a   Galle, Sylvie ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b NONE   (Benin)

Author keywords

Catchment; Monsoon; Precipitation; Rainfall deficit; Sudanese climate; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIAGNOSIS; DROUGHT; OCEANOGRAPHY; RAIN;

HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MONSOON REGIMES; SEASONAL CYCLE;

HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATE VARIATION; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE;

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

EID: 20844446136     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.50.3.509.65029     Document Type: Article

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