Relative impacts of ENSO and Indian Ocean dipole/zonal mode on east SADC rainfall

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 558-577

  Manatsa, D ^a,b   Matarira, C H ^c   Mukwada, G ^d  

^a BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dipole rainfall anomaly pattern; Droughts; ENSO; IODZM; SADC; Wet seasons

Indexed keywords

ENSO; IODZM; RAINFALL ANOMALY; SADC; WET SEASON;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DROUGHT; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; FOURIER ANALYSIS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

RAIN;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WET SEASON;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 79952286566     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2086     Document Type: Article

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