Locations>GEOGRAPHIC REGION>SAHEL
Century-scale Series of Standardized Annual Departures of African Rainfall, in CDIAC, Trends '93
Entry ID: CDIAC_AFRICA_PRECIP_TRENDS

[ Update this Record ]

Summary
Abstract: Historical fluctuations in rainfall are summarized by Nicholson (1993)
for eight regions on the African continent: five in West Africa
(Sahelo-Sahara, Sahel, Soudan, Soudano-Guinean, and Guinea Coast
regions) and three in Eastern and Southern Africa (Eastern Africa,
Southern Africa-North, and Southern Africa-South regions). Time
series of annual departures from the long-term mean rainfall were
... View entire text
Geographic Coverage
(Click for Interactive Map)
Spatial coordinates   
  N: 40.0   S: -40.0   E: 50.0   W: -20.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1901-01-01
Stop Date: 1990-12-31
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Ancillary Keywords
Originating Center
CDIAC
Data Center
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://cdiac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: nicholso.956
Dataset ID: nicholso.960

Data Center Personnel
Name: CARBON DIOXIDE INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER
Fax: (865) 574-2232
Contact Address:
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O.. Box 2008
City: OAK RIDGE
Province or State: TENNESSEE
Postal Code: 37831-6335
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: ftp
Personnel
GENE R. MAJOR
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov
View entire list
Publications/References
Boden, T.A., D.P. Kaiser, R.J. Sepanski, and F.W. Stoss
(eds.). 1994. 'Trends '93: A compendium of data on global
change',ORNL/CDIAC-65, Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak
Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
View entire list
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 1995-11-21

  Reformat as FGDC document
  View Text Only Format
[ Update this Record ]

Link to Web Site