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We present the results of a pilot study aimed at creating a more concrete basis for discussion of the variability in both space and time of rainfall in the Sahel.
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Tanaka, M., Weare, B., Navato, A. et al. Recent African rainfall patterns. Nature 255, 201–203 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/255201a0
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