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Numerical simulations of a severe rainfall event over the Eastern Cape coast of South Africa: sensitivity to sea surface temperature and topography Cover

Numerical simulations of a severe rainfall event over the Eastern Cape coast of South Africa: sensitivity to sea surface temperature and topography

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Volume 58 (2006): Issue 3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0870.2006.00180.x | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
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Language: English
Page range: 355 - 367
Submitted on: Mar 2, 2005
Accepted on: Jan 9, 2006
Published on: Jan 1, 2006
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2006 A. T. Singleton, C. J. C. Reason, published by Stockholm University Press
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