Seasonal variation of the ITCZ and its characteristics over central Africa

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-60

  Suzuki, Tsuneaki ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONVECTION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MOISTURE FLUX; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER VAPOR;

CENTRAL AFRICA;

EID: 79951553728     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-010-0276-9     Document Type: Article

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