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Original Articles

Towards the prediction of Sahelian rainfall from sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Guinea

A. BahGIROQ, Départment de Biologie, Université Laval, Ste Foy, Québec, G1K 7P4 Canada
Pages 39-48 | Received 09 Dec 1985, Accepted 04 Aug 1985, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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