Equatorial Africa. A Climatological Study.

Abstract

A climatological study of Equatorial Africa, a region that comprises Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, the southern parts of Mauritania, Mali, and Niger, and the northern parts of Angola, Mozambique, Zaire, and Zambia. After describing the geography and major meteorological features of the entire region, the study discusses the climatic controls of each of Equatorial Africa's eight 'zones of climatic commonality' in detail. Each, 'season' is defined and discussed in considerable detail, to include general weather, clouds, visibility, winds, precipitation, temperature, and other hazards.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA293956

Entities

People

  • Christopher A. Donahue
  • John W. Louer Iii
  • Kathleen M. Traxler
  • Kenneth R. Walters Sr.
  • Michael T. Gilford

Organizations

  • Air Force Technical Applications Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Climate Change
  • Geography
  • Heat Energy
  • Latent Heat
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • Oceanography
  • Ridges
  • Terrain
  • Topography
  • Transitions
  • Turbulence
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.