{"id":{"repo_id":"cape-town","oai_identifier":"oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6492"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/cape-town/oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6492","repository":{"repo_id":"cape-town","name":"University of Cape Town","base_url":"https://open.uct.ac.za/oai/request"},"display":{"title":"The South Indian Convergence Zone and relationship with rainfall variability in Mozambique","abstract":"Southern Hemisphere atmospheric circulation and sea surface temperatures in the South Indian Ocean, associated with the South Indian Convergence Zone (SICZ), the main rain producing system over southern Africa, and links with rainfall over Mozambique, are analysed. Cluster analysis applied to gridded outgoing long-wave radiation data, were used to identify convective activity related to the tropical temperate troughs that collectively form the SICZ. Intraseasonal and inter-annual variability of these systems and their contribution to the anomalies of rainfall over Mozambique were explored using composite, correlation and regression analyses for both the early (October to December) and the late (January to March) summer.","abstract_html":"Southern Hemisphere atmospheric circulation and sea surface temperatures in the South Indian Ocean, associated with the South Indian Convergence Zone (SICZ), the main rain producing system over southern Africa, and links with rainfall over Mozambique, are analysed. Cluster analysis applied to gridded outgoing long-wave radiation data, were used to identify convective activity related to the tropical temperate troughs that collectively form the SICZ. Intraseasonal and inter-annual variability of these systems and their contribution to the anomalies of rainfall over Mozambique were explored using composite, correlation and regression analyses for both the early (October to December) and the late (January to March) summer.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Manhique, Atanásio João"],"institution":"Department of Oceanography","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Reason, Chris","Rydberg, Lars"],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2008,"date_issued":"2008","date_published":"2008","updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:23:31Z","subjects":[],"languages":["eng"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6492","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Reason, Chris","Rydberg, Lars"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Manhique, Atanásio João"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2014-08-13T19:49:23Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2014-08-13T19:49:23Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2008"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.department","label":"Dc Publisher Department","values":["Department of Oceanography"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.institution","label":"Dc Publisher Institution","values":["University of Cape Town"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Doctoral Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationlevel","label":"Dc Type Qualificationlevel","values":["Doctoral"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationname","label":"Dc Type Qualificationname","values":["PhD"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["eng"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6492"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Includes abstract.","Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-145)."]},{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Southern Hemisphere atmospheric circulation and sea surface temperatures in the South Indian Ocean, associated with the South Indian Convergence Zone (SICZ), the main rain producing system over southern Africa, and links with rainfall over Mozambique, are analysed. Cluster analysis applied to gridded outgoing long-wave radiation data, were used to identify convective activity related to the tropical temperate troughs that collectively form the SICZ. Intraseasonal and inter-annual variability of these systems and their contribution to the anomalies of rainfall over Mozambique were explored using composite, correlation and regression analyses for both the early (October to December) and the late (January to March) summer."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["The South Indian Convergence Zone and relationship with rainfall variability in Mozambique"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor.advisor":["Reason, Chris","Rydberg, Lars"],"dc:creator":["Manhique, Atanásio João"],"dc:date.accessioned":["2014-08-13T19:49:23Z"],"dc:date.available":["2014-08-13T19:49:23Z"],"dc:date.issued":["2008"],"dc:description":["Includes abstract.","Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-145)."],"dc:description.abstract":["Southern Hemisphere atmospheric circulation and sea surface temperatures in the South Indian Ocean, associated with the South Indian Convergence Zone (SICZ), the main rain producing system over southern Africa, and links with rainfall over Mozambique, are analysed. Cluster analysis applied to gridded outgoing long-wave radiation data, were used to identify convective activity related to the tropical temperate troughs that collectively form the SICZ. Intraseasonal and inter-annual variability of these systems and their contribution to the anomalies of rainfall over Mozambique were explored using composite, correlation and regression analyses for both the early (October to December) and the late (January to March) summer."],"dc:identifier.uri":["http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6492"],"dc:language.iso":["eng"],"dc:publisher.department":["Department of Oceanography"],"dc:publisher.institution":["University of Cape Town"],"dc:title":["The South Indian Convergence Zone and relationship with rainfall variability in Mozambique"],"dc:type":["Doctoral Thesis"],"dc:type.qualificationlevel":["Doctoral"],"dc:type.qualificationname":["PhD"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:23:31Z"}