Impact of anthropogenic aerosols on climate variability over Central Africa by using a regional climate model

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 249-267

  Komkoua Mbienda, A J ^a   Tchawoua, C ^a   Vondou, D A ^a   Choumbou, P ^a   Kenfack Sadem, C ^a,c   Dey, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

anthropogenic aerosols; Central Africa; climate variability; RegCM

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATOLOGY; WIND;

ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS; CENTRAL AFRICA; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; REGCM; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICA; GUINEA; NIGERIA;

EID: 84961781993     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.4701     Document Type: Article

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