Changing dependence of Zimbabwean rainfall variability on ENSO and the Indian Ocean dipole/zonal mode

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 98, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 375-396

  Manatsa, D ^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; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE VARIATION; DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION; ZONAL FLOW;

AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL); SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 69949097408     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-009-0114-0     Document Type: Article

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