Variability of rainfall characteristics over the South Coast region of South Africa

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 177-185

  Weldon, D ^a   Reason, C J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LA NINA; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84891664902     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-013-0882-4     Document Type: Article

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