Evolution of agro-climatic risks related to the recent trends of the rainfall regime over the Sudano-Sahelian region of West Africa;Évolution des risques agroclimatiques associés aux tendances récentes du régime pluviométrique en Afrique de l'Ouest soudano-sahélienne

Science et Changements Planetaires - Secheresse

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 282-293

  Alhassane, Agali ^a   Salack, Seyni ^a   Ly, Mohamed ^a   Lona, Issaka ^a   Traoré, Seydou B ^a   Sarr, Benoît ^a  

^a Centre Regional Agrhymet   (Niger)

Author keywords

Agroclimatic risks; Rainfall regime; Space time evolution; Sudano Sahelian climate; West Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904873587     PISSN: 11477806     EISSN: 17775922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/sec.2013.0400     Document Type: Article

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