An air transport climatology for subtropical Southern Africa

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 265-291

  Tyson, P D ^a   Garstang, M ^b   Swap, R ^b   Kallberg P ^c   Edwards, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Air transport; Southern Africa; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL MASS FLUX; AEROSOL TRAJECTORY; AEROSOL TRANSPORT; SYNOPTIC CIRCULATION TYPE; ZONAL TRANSPORT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0029731248     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199603)16:3<265::AID-JOC8>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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