Is wetter better? Exploring agriculturally-relevant rainfall characteristics over four decades in the Sahel
The semi-arid Sahel is a global hotspot for poverty and malnutrition. Rainfed agriculture is the main source of food and income, making the well-being of rural population highly sensitive to rainfall variability. Studies have reported an upward trend in annual precipitation in the Sahel since the dr...
Main Authors: | Miina Porkka, Lan Wang-Erlandsson, Georgia Destouni, Annica M L Ekman, Johan Rockström, Line J Gordon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2021-01-01
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Series: | Environmental Research Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abdd57 |
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