Rainfall and temperatures during the 1991/92 drought in the Kruger National Park

Rainfall and temperatures during the 1991/92 drought in the Kruger National Park

Rainfall and temperatures during the 1991/92 drought, the severest in the recorded history of the Kruger National Park (KNP), are described. Mean total rainfall for the KNP was 235.6 mm (44.1 of the long- term mean), with a median of 239.9 mm. The num- ber of days on which rain occurred also decrea...

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Main Authors: N. Zambatis, H.C. Biggs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 1995-08-01
Series:Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
Subjects:
Rainfall, temperatures, drought, Kruger National Park.
Online Access:https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/301
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spelling doaj-049ed311228a46aa8d7f38be26ebd8d12020-11-25T00:03:01ZengAOSISKoedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science0075-64582071-07711995-08-0138111610.4102/koedoe.v38i1.301252Rainfall and temperatures during the 1991/92 drought in the Kruger National ParkN. Zambatis0H.C. Biggs1Kruger National ParkKruger National ParkRainfall and temperatures during the 1991/92 drought, the severest in the recorded history of the Kruger National Park (KNP), are described. Mean total rainfall for the KNP was 235.6 mm (44.1 of the long- term mean), with a median of 239.9 mm. The num- ber of days on which rain occurred also decreased significantly from a mean annual total of 48.3 to a mean of 24.2 in 1991/92. Daily maximum, minimum and average temperatures for some months increased significantly, as did the number of days within certain maximum temperature range classes.https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/301Rainfall, temperatures, drought, Kruger National Park.
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Rainfall and temperatures during the 1991/92 drought in the Kruger National Park
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
Rainfall, temperatures, drought, Kruger National Park.
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H.C. Biggs
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title Rainfall and temperatures during the 1991/92 drought in the Kruger National Park
title_short Rainfall and temperatures during the 1991/92 drought in the Kruger National Park
title_full Rainfall and temperatures during the 1991/92 drought in the Kruger National Park
title_fullStr Rainfall and temperatures during the 1991/92 drought in the Kruger National Park
title_full_unstemmed Rainfall and temperatures during the 1991/92 drought in the Kruger National Park
title_sort rainfall and temperatures during the 1991/92 drought in the kruger national park
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series Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
issn 0075-6458
2071-0771
publishDate 1995-08-01
description Rainfall and temperatures during the 1991/92 drought, the severest in the recorded history of the Kruger National Park (KNP), are described. Mean total rainfall for the KNP was 235.6 mm (44.1 of the long- term mean), with a median of 239.9 mm. The num- ber of days on which rain occurred also decreased significantly from a mean annual total of 48.3 to a mean of 24.2 in 1991/92. Daily maximum, minimum and average temperatures for some months increased significantly, as did the number of days within certain maximum temperature range classes.
topic Rainfall, temperatures, drought, Kruger National Park.
url https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/301
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