Recent trends in the climate of Namaqualand, a megadiverse arid region of South Africa
Namaqualand is especially vulnerable to future climate change impacts. Using a high-resolution (0.5°x0.5°) gridded data set (CRU TS 3.1) and individual weather station data, we demonstrated that temperatures as well as frequency of hot extremes have increased across this region. Specifically, minimu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2016-03-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/4064 |