Linkages between solar activity, climate predictability and water resource development

Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 32-44

  Alexander, W J R ^a,b,c   Bailey, F ^d   Bredenkamp, D B ^c   Van Der Merwe, A ^c   Willemse, N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b South African Institution of Civil Engineering   (South Africa)

^c Ministry of Defence ^*

^d MINISTRY OF DEFENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate predictability; Solar activity; Water resource development

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTABILITY; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; SOLAR ACTIVITY; WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

NUMERICAL METHODS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER RESOURCES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 34547163334     PISSN: 10212019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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