A sensitivity study on the role of the swamps of southern Sudan in the summer climate of North Africa using a regional climate model

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 63-81

  Zaroug, Modathir A H ^a,b,c   Sylla, M B ^b   Giorgi, F ^b   Eltahir, Elfatih A B ^d   Aggarwal, Pradeep K ^e  

^a Dinder Center for Environmental Research   (Sudan)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c Min of Irrigat and Water Resources   (Sudan)

^d USA   (United States)

^e INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; ENERGY BUDGET; LATENT HEAT FLUX; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUMMER; SWAMP; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ETHIOPIA; NILE [SUDAN]; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUDAN;

EID: 84879499158     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-012-0751-6     Document Type: Article

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