Droughts and floods over the upper catchment of the Blue Nile and their connections to the timing of El Niño and La Niña events
The Blue Nile originates from Lake Tana in the Ethiopian Highlands and contributes about 60–69% of the main Nile discharge. Previous studies investigated the relationship of sea surface temperature (SST) in the Pacific Ocean (Niño 3.4 region) to occurrence of meteorological and hydrological droughts...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-03-01
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Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/1239/2014/hess-18-1239-2014.pdf |