The 1950-1998 warm ENSO events and regional implications to river flow variability in Southern Africa

Water SA

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 459-463

  Alemaw, B F ^a   Chaoka, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Correlation analysis; ENSO; River flow variability; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EL NIÑO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO); RIVER FLOW VARIABILITY; SOUTHERN AFRICA;

CORRELATION METHODS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DROUGHT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROLOGY; RUNOFF;

RIVERS;

CORRELATION METHODS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DROUGHT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROLOGY; RIVERS; RUNOFF;

CORRELATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SURFACE WATER;

AFRICA; MOZAMBIQUE; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 33749533973     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 03784738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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