Is solar variability reflected in the Nile River?

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 21, 2006, Pages

  Ruzmaikin, Alexander ^a   Feynman, Joan ^a   Yung, Yuk L ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; RAIN; RIVERS; SOLAR RADIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER LEVELS;

AURORA; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; RAINFALL; SOLAR CYCLE; TIME SERIES; TIMESCALE; WATER LEVEL;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); INDIAN OCEAN; NILE RIVER;

EID: 34250871879     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007462     Document Type: Article

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