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Trends and spatial distribution of annual and seasonal rainfall in Ethiopia

  1. Wing H. Cheung1,*,
  2. Gabriel B. Senay2,*,
  3. Ashbindu Singh1

Article first published online: 5 MAR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/joc.1623

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International Journal of Climatology

International Journal of Climatology

Volume 28, Issue 13, pages 1723–1734, 15 November 2008

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Cheung, W. H., Senay, G. B. and Singh, A. (2008), Trends and spatial distribution of annual and seasonal rainfall in Ethiopia. Int. J. Climatol., 28: 1723–1734. doi: 10.1002/joc.1623

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  1. 1

    UNEP Division of Early Warning and Assessment-North America, National Centre for Earth Resources Observation and Science, Sioux Falls, SD 57198, USA

  2. 2

    SAIC, contractor to US Geological Survey (USGS) Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science, Sioux Falls, SD. Work performed under USGS contract 03CRCN0001, USA

*UNEP Division of Early Warning and Assessment-North America, National Centre for Earth Resources Observation and Science, Sioux Falls, SD 57198, USA.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 16 OCT 2008
  2. Article first published online: 5 MAR 2008
  3. Manuscript Revised: 11 AUG 2007
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 11 AUG 2007
  5. Manuscript Received: 28 DEC 2006

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