The unusual rainfall and sea surface temperature characteristics in the South African region during the 1995/96 summer season

Water SA

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 165-172

  Rautenbach, C J D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031855438     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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