Warm and cold events in the Southeast Atlantic/Southwest Indian ocean region and potential impacts on circulation and rainfall over Southern Africa

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 49-65

  Reason, C J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 0032276070     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01025183     Document Type: Article

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