The Role of the Dominant Modes of Precipitation Variability over Eastern Africa in Modulating the Hydrology of Lake Victoria

Advances in Meteorology

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Smith, Kara A ^a   Semazzi, Fredrick H M ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84934890820     PISSN: 16879309     EISSN: 16879317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/516762     Document Type: Article

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