Circulation anomalies associated with tropical-temperate troughs in southern Africa and the south west Indian Ocean

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 937-951

  Todd, M ^a   Washington, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; RAINFALL; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TROUGH;

AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0033379908     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050323     Document Type: Article

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