Intra-seasonal climate variability of Madagascar. Part 1: Mean summer conditions

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 31-41

  Nassor, A ^a,b   Jury, M R ^c  

^a Madagascar Meteorological Services   (Madagascar)

^b Meteorological Headquarters   (Madagascar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 0032371660     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01030267     Document Type: Article

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