April 2022 Floods over East Coast South Africa: Interactions between a Mesoscale Convective System and a Coastal Meso-Low

Extreme rainfall occurred over the South African east coast during 10–12 April 2022, leading to over 500 deaths and massive damage. This study seeks to understand a key feature, namely the progression of the rainfall maxima from the northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) coast during the night of 10–11 April...

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Main Authors: Wanjiru Thoithi, Ross C. Blamey, Chris J. C. Reason
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/1/78