Surface temperature variation over Zimbabwe between 1897 and 1993

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 89-101

  Unganai, L S ^a  

^a Drought Monitoring Centre   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DATA (1897-1993);

ZIMBABWE, BULAWAYO; ZIMBABWE, HARARE;

EID: 0030691199     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00863786     Document Type: Article

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