Erratum to: Exploratory analysis of rain days in central Sudan(Meteorol Atmos Phys, (2010), 109, (47-59), 10.1007/s00703-010-0088-6);Exploratory analysis of rain days in central Sudan

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-59

  Elagib, Nadir Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; IRRIGATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SEMIARID REGION;

KOSTI; SUDAN; WHITE NILE;

EID: 78049312284     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-010-0107-7     Document Type: Erratum

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