Reflections on the 1997/98 El Niño phenomenon in Botswana

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Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-24

  Chipanshi, Aston C ^a   Ringrose, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

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EID: 0038646159     PISSN: 00431656     EISSN: 14778696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1477-8696.2001.tb06492.x     Document Type: Article

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