Longwave incoming radiation in the Tropics: Results from field work in three African cities

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 185-201

  Jonsson, P ^a   Eliasson, I ^a   Holmer, B ^a   Grimmond, C S B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; LONGWAVE RADIATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TROPICAL REGION;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; BURKINA FASO; DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; GABORONE; OUAGADOUGOU; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33745827323     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-005-0178-4     Document Type: Article

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