Regional teleconnection patterns associated with summer rainfall over South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-153

  Jury, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Circulation index; Correlation patterns; Inter annual climatic fluctuations; Linear regression; Predictability; Rainfall index; Southern Africa; Statistical teleconnections; Summer rainfall

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION GYRE; CLIMATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; LONGWAVE RADIATION; RAINFALL PREDICTION; REGIONAL CORRELATION PATTERN; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0029753671     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199602)16:2<135::AID-JOC4>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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