Tropical-temperate interactions over southern Africa simulated by a regional climate model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2895-2916

  Vigaud, N ^a   Pohl, B ^a   Cretat J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Regional modeling; Southern Africa climate; Tropical temperate interactions

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; CLIMATE MODELING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; LONGWAVE RADIATION; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84869505288     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1314-3     Document Type: Article

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