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Rainfall trends in the West African Sahel

✍ Scribed by A. H. Bunting; M. D. Dennett; J. Elston; J. R. Milford

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1976
Tongue: English
Weight: 349 KB
Volume: 102
Category: Article
ISSN: 0035-9009
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49710243105

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

A statistical analysis has been made of long‐term rainfall records from West Africa. No established trends or periodicities can be detected, and the recent succession of drought years falls within statistical expectation. Sahelian rainfall is not clearly linked to the frequency of westerly weather over Britain.

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