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Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography Volume 58, 2006 - Issue 3
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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

A. T. SingletonOceanography Department, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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C. J. C. ReasonOceanography Department, University of Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 335-367 | Received 02 Mar 2005, Accepted 09 Jan 2006, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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