Research Article
On the Differences in the Intraseasonal Rainfall Variability between Western and Eastern Central Africa: Case of 10–25-Day Oscillations
Table 1
Comparison of some geographical features between ECA and WCA.
| | Western Central Africa (west of Rift Valley) | Eastern Central Africa (east of Rift Valley) |
| Average topography | Lower than 700 m | Greater than 1500 m | Vegetation | Almost covered by the Congo forest | From desert to small forests over relatively small areas | Mean annual rainfall | Greater than 1600 mm | Lower than 700 mm | Borders | Rift Valley-Atlantic Ocean | Rift Valley-Indian Ocean |
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