Comparative influence of land and sea surfaces on the Sahelian drought: A numerical study

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 115-130

  Diedhiou, Arona ^a   Mahfouf, Jean François ^a,b  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2842560382     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0115-6     Document Type: Article

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