Spatial variability of rainfall regions in West Africa during the 20th century

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-13

  Djomou, Zéphirin Yepdo ^a,b   Monkam, David ^c   Lenouo, André ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b National Institute of Cartography   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Drought; West Africa; Zonation

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; RAINFALL; SPATIAL VARIATION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; ZONATION;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 65549122920     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1530261X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asl.202     Document Type: Article

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