Teleconnections between seasonal rainfall in coastal Tanzania and Enso

The modulation of Tanzanian coastal rainfall variability with the El Nino/Southern oscillation (ENSO), the largest known mode of Southern Hemisphere climatic variation is examined. A rainfall index was formulated from variable Tanzanian coastal stations and used to identify the rainfall characteristics of each ENSO year. Monthly anomalies of selected meteorological fields were analyzed for El Niño/La Niña composites and each individual event to determine the mechanisms associated with seasonal rainfall over teh Tanzanian coast during ENSO years.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Environmental and Geographical Science

Year dc:date.issued

2003

Author dc:creator

• Kijazi, Agnes Lawrence

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Reason, Chris

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4769

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/4769