Analysis of the 1998 to 2005 drought over the northeastern highlands of Tanzania

Climate Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 209-223

  Kijazi, Agnes L ^a,b   Reason, C J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b TANZANIA METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; Circulation anomaly; Drought

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ANOMALY; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DROUGHT; RESERVOIR; UPLAND REGION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 62249196837     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00784     Document Type: Article

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