20th century droughts in Southern Africa: Spatial and temporal variability, teleconnections with oceanic and atmospheric conditions

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 873-885

  Richard, Yves ^a   Fauchereau, Nicolas ^b   Poccard, Isabelle ^a   Rouault, Mathieu ^a   Trzaska, Sylwia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Atmospheric conditions; Composite analysis; Droughts; ENSO; Sea surface temperature; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OCEANOGRAPHY; RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS;

DROUGHT;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; DROUGHT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TELECONNECTION; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0035875233     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.656     Document Type: Article

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