A model investigation of recent ENSO impacts over southern Africa

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 181-205

  Reason, C J C ^a   Jagadheesha, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 21844464885     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-005-0128-9     Document Type: Article

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