Characteristics of lake chad level variability and links to enso, precipitation, and river discharge

Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Okonkwo, Churchill ^a   Demoz, Belay ^a   Gebremariam, Sium ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COVARIANCE; EL NINO; LAKE; PRECIPITATION; RIVER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; WAVELET ANALYSIS; CHAD;

RAIN;

CHAD; LAKES; RAIN; RIVERS;

EID: 84915750299     PISSN: 23566140     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/145893     Document Type: Article

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