SST variability in the South Indian Ocean and associated circulation and rainfall patterns over southern Africa

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 243-258

  Reason, C J C ^a   Godfred Spenning, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 22044454946     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01026637     Document Type: Article

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