Influence of Indian Ocean sea-surface temperature anomalies on the general circulation of southern Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 289-295

  Tennant, Warren J ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGCM; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; RAINFALL; SST ANOMALIES; WARM ANOMALIES;

AFRICA, (SOUTHERN); INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0029669590     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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