Drought over South Africa and Indian Ocean SST: Statistical and GCM results

Global Atmosphere and Ocean System

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-63

  Jury, Mark R ^a   Pathack, Beenay ^a   De W Rautenbach, C J ^a   Vanheerden, Johan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Drought; General Circulation Model; Indian Ocean SST

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; DROUGHT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0030561817     PISSN: 10236732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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