Potential impacts of afforestation on climate change and extreme events in Nigeria

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 277-293

  Abiodun, Babatunde J ^a   Salami, Ayobami T ^b   Matthew, Olaniran J ^b   Odedokun, Sola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Climate change; Extreme events; Geo engineering; Monsoon; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; EXTREME EVENT; GLOBAL WARMING; MONSOON; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

NIGERIA;

EID: 84879555890     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1523-9     Document Type: Article

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