The synoptic drivers of extreme rainfall in South Africa

A number of studies have shown an increase in the intensity of extreme rainfall over many regions of South Africa during the last 50 to 100 years. However, the weather of a region at any given time is a direct function of the synoptic state of the atmosphere at that particular time. This thesis iden...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morison, David
Other Authors: Hewitson, Bruce
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6610