A brief assessment of a weather data generator (CLIMGEN) at Southern African sites

Water SA

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 271-274

  Clemence, B S E ^a  

^a NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMGEN MODEL; RADIATION; RAINFALL; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER DATA GENERATOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AFRICA, (SOUTHERN);

EID: 0030762625     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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