Sea breezes at Cotonou and their interaction with the West African monsoon

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 2889-2899

  Bajamgnigni Gbambie, A S ^a   Steyn, D G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hodograph rotation; Sea breeze; West Africa; West African monsoon

Indexed keywords

HODOGRAPHS; SEA BREEZE; SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SEASONAL VARIATION; WEST AFRICA; WEST AFRICAN MONSOON; WIND SPEED AND DIRECTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; KINEMATICS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; COASTAL ZONE; LAND BREEZE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MONSOON; SEA BREEZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; COTONOU; LITTORAL [BENIN];

EID: 84886298443     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3637     Document Type: Article

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