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Ntale, Henry Kayondo.

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The analysis and prediction of droughts in East Africa.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	The analysis and prediction of droughts in East Africa./
作者:	Ntale, Henry Kayondo.
面頁冊數:	172 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 63-06, Section: B, page: 2938.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International63-06B.
標題:	Engineering, Civil. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=NQ68977
ISBN:	0612689778

The analysis and prediction of droughts in East Africa.
Ntale, Henry Kayondo.

The analysis and prediction of droughts in East Africa. - 172 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 63-06, Section: B, page: 2938.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta (Canada), 2001.

In this investigation on East African meteorological droughts, drought properties and patterns have been identified, three drought indices tested and modified, and two statistical teleconnection models developed for predicting its seasonal rainfall totals.

ISBN: 0612689778Subjects--Topical Terms:

783781
Engineering, Civil.

The analysis and prediction of droughts in East Africa.
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