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Rainfall patterns in the Kruger National Park

W. P. D Gertenbach
Koedoe | Vol 23, No 1 | a634 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v23i1.634 | © 1980 National Parks Board
Submitted: 02 December 1980 | Published: 02 December 1980

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W. P. D Gertenbach, National Parks Board of Trustees, South Africa

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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.

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