Potential influences of global warming on future climate and extreme events in Nigeria

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 477-491

  Abiodun, Babatunde J ^a   Lawal, Kamoru A ^a,b   Salami, Ayobami T ^c   Abatan, Abayomi A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NIGERIAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Nigeria)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ecological zone; Global warming; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878528846     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-012-0381-7     Document Type: Article

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