CMIP5 simulated climate conditions of the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA). Part 1: Contemporary climate

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 2081-2097

  Otieno, Vincent O ^a   Anyah, Richard O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; TIME SERIES;

HORN OF AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84884700330     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1549-z     Document Type: Article

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