Rainfall variability and kinetic energy in Southern Nigeria

Climatic Change

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 151-164

  Salako, Felix K ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION; KINETIC ENERGY;

RAINFALL EROSIVITY; RAINFALL VARIABILITY;

RAIN;

CLIMATE VARIATION; EROSIVITY; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; KINETIC ENERGY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY;

AFRICA; IBADAN; NIGERIA; OYO; PORT HARCOURT; RIVERS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 37549033875     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-006-9198-z     Document Type: Article

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