Changes in precipitation seasonality in West Africa predicted by RegCM3 and the impact of dynamic vegetation feedback

International Journal of Geophysics

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wang, Guiling ^a   Alo, Clement A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 84865416549     PISSN: 1687885X     EISSN: 16878868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/597205     Document Type: Article

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