WRF/ARPEGE-CLIMAT simulated climate trends over West Africa

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 925-944

  Vigaud, N ^a   Roucou, P ^a   Fontaine, B ^a   Sijikumar, S ^b   Tyteca, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^c CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOISTURE TRANSFER; MONSOON; RAINFALL; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF GUINEA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 79952250006     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0707-4     Document Type: Article

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