Characteristics of precipitation in northern Mauritania and its links with sea surface temperature

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2243-2250

  Ahmedou, O C A ^a   Yasuda, H ^a   Wang, K ^a,b   Hattori, K ^c  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Frequencies; Mauritania; Rainfall periodic fluctuation; SST

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-HYDROSPHERE INTERACTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

ADRAR [MAURITANIA]; AFRICA; AKJOUJT; ATLANTIC OCEAN; INCHIRI; INDIAN OCEAN; MAURITANIA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 52949095400     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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