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...
Main Authors: | Claire L. Davis, M. Timm Hoffman, Wesley Roberts |
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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 |
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