Observed trends in diurnal temperature range over Nigeria

The long-term trend of diurnal temperature range (DTR) over Nigeria was examined using daily station-based datasets for the period 1971–2013. The results show that the regionally averaged DTR has decreased significantly (−0.34°C per decade) over the Nigerian Sahel (north of 10°N), but there has been...

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Main Authors: Victor Nnamdi DIKE, Zhaohui LIN, Yuxi WANG, Hyacinth NNAMCHI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-03-01
Series:Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16742834.2019.1570688