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Meteorology of the Southern Hemisphere pp 141–174Cite as

Africa and Surrounding Waters

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Although the main theme of the chapter is the meteorology and basic climatology of the Tropics, presumably bounded in the south by the 25°S latitude circle, or the Tropic of Capricorn at 23° 30′S, there is no natural boundary between the weather systems to the north and south across the subcontinent or the oceans on either side. In addition, the weather along the subtropical belt has not been allocated for separate discussion; therefore, South African conditions, being intimately related with events farther north, are included in the discussion.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

    John van Heerden

  2. South African Weather Bureau (Retired), Pretoria, South Africa

    J. J. Taljaard

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van Heerden, J., Taljaard, J.J. (1998). Africa and Surrounding Waters. In: Karoly, D.J., Vincent, D.G. (eds) Meteorology of the Southern Hemisphere. Meteorological Monographs. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-10-2_6

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