Statistical analysis and prediction of KwaZulu-Natal climate

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 60, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 1-10

  Jury, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Climate signal; El Nino Southern Oscillation; KwaZulu Natal; Regional climate; Seasonality; South Africa; Statistical analysis; Weather forecasting

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE SIGNAL; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032466432     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007040050029     Document Type: Article

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