The influence of the decadal-scale variability of summer rainfall on the impact of El Nino and La Nina events in South Africa

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-68

  Kruger, A C ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cramer's t statistic; Cumulative deviations; El Nino; La Nina; Linear regression; Rainfall variability; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LA NINA; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUMMER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033004638     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199901)19:1<59::AID-JOC347>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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