Open AccessRainfall patterns in the Kruger National Park
Author(s) -
W. P. D Gertenbach
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v23i1.634
Subject(s) - national park , environmental science , geography , physical geography , distribution (mathematics) , hydrology (agriculture) , climatology , meteorology , geology , mathematics , archaeology , mathematical analysis , geotechnical engineering
The available rainfall data for all the recording stations in the Kruger National Park are presented. The average annual rainfall was calculated for each station and this served as basis for compiling a rainfall map for the region. The cyclic nature of the annual rainfall as well as the rainfall distribution within cycles were investigated and a prediction made of expected future rainfall