Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

Signatures of solar activity fluctuations on Nigerian precipitation patterns

Ernest Benjamin Ikechukwu Ugwu
  • Ernest Benjamin Ikechukwu Ugwu
  • Department of Physics and Astronomy/Natural Science Unit, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Obiageli J. Ugonabo
  • Obiageli J. Ugonabo
  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 03 August 2023
  •  Accepted: 13 September 2023
  •  Published: 30 April 2024

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