The superior influence of Darwin Sea level pressure anomalies over ENSO as a simple drought predictor for Southern Africa

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Manatsa, D ^a   Chingombe, W ^a   Matsikwa, H ^a   Matarira, C H ^b  

^a BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; DROUGHT; EL NINO; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PREDICTION; RAINFALL; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DARWIN; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL); NORTHERN TERRITORY; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 41049112671     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-007-0315-3     Document Type: Article

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