Non-ENSO control on southern Africa precipitation variability

被引:3
作者
Lizcano, G [1 ]
Todd, M [1 ]
机构
[1] UCL, Dept Geog, London WC1H 0AP, England
来源
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES | 2005年 / 363卷 / 1826期
关键词
non-ENSO; southern Africa; precipitation; interannual variability;
D O I
10.1098/rsta.2004.1477
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The objective of this study is to quantify the nature of the mechanisms of southern Africa rainfall variability, unrelated to the El Nino Southern Oscillation, by means of a simple empirical composite analysis, as a baseline for a more detailed study.
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页码:61 / 62
页数:2
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