The influence of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans on wet and dry spells over southern Tanzania

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dc.contributor.advisorReason, Chrisen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLikunama, Michael Johnen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T19:49:18Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T19:49:18Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 94-104).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractRainfall over Tanzania is highly variable. In recent decades the country has been devastated by floods and droughts. The Tanzanian population relies heavily on seasonal rainfall. Over the northern part of the country, the rainy season occurs in two phases, the short rains (October-December) and the long rains (March - May). Over the southern and the western areas, the rainy season occurs during November - May. This study aims at identifying factors that may playa role in the rainfall variability over the southern region of Tanzania. This study indicates that over the Indian Ocean, the sea surface temperatures (SSTs) over the northeast of Madagascar have a strong relationship with the rainfall in southern Tanzania during the OND rainfall, while the SSTs over the southeast Atlantic have a strong relationship during the JFM rainfall. It has also been revealed that the El Niño/ Southern Oscillation (ENSO) have influence on rainfall variability over the region. The warm/cold ENSO events would impact both a wet or dry year. Such contradiction has imposed a challenge to the forecasters of seasonal rainfall over southern Tanzania.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLikunama, M. J. (2006). <i>The influence of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans on wet and dry spells over southern Tanzania</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6487en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLikunama, Michael John. <i>"The influence of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans on wet and dry spells over southern Tanzania."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6487en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLikunama, M. 2006. The influence of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans on wet and dry spells over southern Tanzania. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Likunama, Michael John AB - Rainfall over Tanzania is highly variable. In recent decades the country has been devastated by floods and droughts. The Tanzanian population relies heavily on seasonal rainfall. Over the northern part of the country, the rainy season occurs in two phases, the short rains (October-December) and the long rains (March - May). Over the southern and the western areas, the rainy season occurs during November - May. This study aims at identifying factors that may playa role in the rainfall variability over the southern region of Tanzania. This study indicates that over the Indian Ocean, the sea surface temperatures (SSTs) over the northeast of Madagascar have a strong relationship with the rainfall in southern Tanzania during the OND rainfall, while the SSTs over the southeast Atlantic have a strong relationship during the JFM rainfall. It has also been revealed that the El Niño/ Southern Oscillation (ENSO) have influence on rainfall variability over the region. The warm/cold ENSO events would impact both a wet or dry year. Such contradiction has imposed a challenge to the forecasters of seasonal rainfall over southern Tanzania. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - The influence of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans on wet and dry spells over southern Tanzania TI - The influence of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans on wet and dry spells over southern Tanzania UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6487 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6487
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLikunama MJ. The influence of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans on wet and dry spells over southern Tanzania. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6487en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Oceanographyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherApplied Marine Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleThe influence of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans on wet and dry spells over southern Tanzaniaen_ZA
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