An analysis of onset date and rainy season duration over Zambia

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 91, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 229-243

  Hachigonta, S ^a   Reason, C J C ^a   Tadross, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CIRCULATION MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MOISTURE FLUX; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SUMMER;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 39449127783     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-007-0306-4     Document Type: Article

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