Increasing research opportunities in the atmospheric sciences for underrepresented groups through international field experiences in Senegal

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 845-852

  Jenkins, Gregory S ^a   Gaye, Amadou T ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE; CAPACITY BUILDING; COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; FIELD EXPERIENCE; HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES; PEER TO PEER; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION; SENEGAL; UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS; WEST AFRICA;

NASA; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 77955589247     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010BAMS2869.1     Document Type: Article

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