Linking the west african monsoon's onset with atmospheric circulation patterns

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 313, 2007, Pages 40-50

  Laux, Patrick ^a   Kunstmann, Harald ^a   Bárdossy, András ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Objective circulation patterns; Occurrence probability; Rainy season onset; Simulated annealing; Volta basin; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; ANNEALING; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATOLOGY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; EARTH SCIENCES; FUZZY RULES; FUZZY SETS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; METEOROLOGY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

OBJECTIVE CIRCULATION PATTERNS; OCCURRENCE PROBABILITY; RAINY SEASON ONSET; VOLTA BASIN; WEST AFRICA;

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BOOTSTRAPPING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FOOD PRODUCTION; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; OPTIMIZATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SIMULATED ANNEALING; SOWING DATE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; VOLTA BASIN; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 55749090990     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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