Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

Probability of dry and wet spells over West Africa during the summer monsoon season

Jules Basse
  • Jules Basse
  • Laboratoire d’Océanographie des Sciences de l’Environnement et du Climat (LOSEC) Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor Senegal.
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Moctar Camara
  • Moctar Camara
  • Laboratoire d’Océanographie des Sciences de l’Environnement et du Climat (LOSEC) Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor Senegal.
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Ibrahima Diba
  • Ibrahima Diba
  • Laboratoire d’Océanographie des Sciences de l’Environnement et du Climat (LOSEC) Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor Senegal.
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Arona Diedhiou
  • Arona Diedhiou
  • Université Grenoble Alpes IRD CNRS Grenoble INP IGE F-38000 Grenoble France.
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  •  Received: 08 March 2021
  •  Accepted: 10 June 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2021

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