Equilibrium and fully coupled GCM simulations of future southern African climates

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 471-484

  Joubert, A M ^a   Tyson, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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