This review examines several aspects of the climate of eastern Africa. The climatic
commonality throughout the region is the frequent occurrence of drought severe enough to …

This paper presents an overview of regional climate and spatial and temporal aspects of
climate variability in eastern Africa. Causal mechanisms of climate variability are also …

Reconciling Past and Future Rainfall Trends over East Africa in: Journal of Climate Volume 28
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Observations and sea surface temperature (SST)-forced ECHAM5 simulations are examined
to study the seasonal cycle of eastern Africa rainfall and its SST sensitivity during 1979 …

Recent special reports on climate extremes have shown evidences of changes in the
patterns of climate extremes at global, regional and local scales. Understanding the …

East African landscapes today are the result of the cumulative effects of climate and land-
use change over millennial timescales. In this review, we compile archaeological and …

This paper provides a review of atmospheric circulation and sea surface temperature (SST)
conditions that are associated with meteorological drought on the seasonal time scale in the …

Sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in the subtropical southern Indian Ocean show
interannual dipole events that are seasonally phase‐locked to the austral summer. A …

Paramount Impact of the Indian Ocean Dipole on the East African Short Rains: A CGCM Study
in: Journal of Climate Volume 18 Issue 21 (2005) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation …

Although considerable achievements in the global reduction of hunger and poverty have
been made, progress in Africa so far has been very limited. At present, a third of the African …