Simulated changes in extreme rainfall over southern Africa

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 291-301

  Mason, S J ^a   Joubert, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Extreme events; Hoods; Return periods; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE DOUBLING; CLIMATE CHANGE; EXTREME RAINFALL; FLOOD FREQUENCY; RAINFALL;

AFRICA, (SOUTHERN);

EID: 0030712384     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0088(19970315)17:3<291::aid-joc120>3.3.co;2-t     Document Type: Article

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