Sea surface temperature patterns in the Gulf of Guinea: Their implications for the spatio-temporal variability of precipitation in West Africa

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1507-1517

  Odekunle, Theophilus O ^a   Eludoyin, A O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Gulf of Guinea; Latitudinal average; Sea surface temperature; Spatio temporal variability; Upwelling; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

GULF OF GUINEA; LATITUDINAL AVERAGE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; UPWELLING; WEST AFRICA;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UPWELLING;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF GUINEA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 53149115260     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1656     Document Type: Article

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