Easterly flow in the tropical Indian Ocean and climate variability over south-east Africa

Water SA

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-152

  Jury, Mark R ^a   Nkosi, S Elvis ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONVECTION; ZONAL WIND;

AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0034065569     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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