The effect of vegetation changes on precipitation and Mesoscale Convective Systems in the Sahel

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 521-534

  Lauwaet, Dirk ^a   Lipzig, N P M ^a   Ridder, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ARPS; HAPEX Sahel; Mesoscale convective system; Rainfall; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DROUGHT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HUMIDITY; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; ZONAL FLOW;

AFRICA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67849124163     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0539-2     Document Type: Article

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