Climatic variability and change over southern Africa: A reflection on underlying processes

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-50

  Mason, S J ^a   Jury, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Atmospheric variability; Climatic change; El Ni o Southern Oscillation; Interannual rainfall variability; Ocean atmosphere interaction; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN INTERACTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; RAINFALL;

AFRICA, (SOUTHERN);

EID: 0031465846     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030913339702100103     Document Type: Article

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