References
General Meteorology and Basics
- Carter, T.J., 2005: the Evolution of coastal lows along the south coast of South Africa, Msc Thesis, University of Zululand
- Taljaard, J.J., 1995: Atmosphere circulation systems, synoptic climatology and weather phenomena of South Africa, Atmospheric circulation systems in the South African Region, Part 2, Technical paper no. 28, Pretoria. South Africa. Weather Bureau. pp. 65.
- Taljaard J.J., Schmidt W and van Loon H., 1961: Frontal analysis with application to the southern hemisphere, Notos, South African Weather Bureau, Pretoria, 10, 25-58.
- Tyson, P.D. & Preston-Whyte, R.A., 2000: The Weather and Climate of Southern Africa, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, Cape Town. pp. 396.
- Van Heerden, J. & Hurry, L., 1995: Southern Africa's Weather Patterns, An Introductory Guide, Via Africa Limited, Acacia Books, Pretoria. pp. 95.
- http://www.srh.weather.gov/srh/jetstream/synoptic/cyclone.htm
General Satellite Meteorology
- http://www.eumetrain.org/satmanu/CMs/Cf/navmenu.php?page=2.0.0
- http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/WEBOPS/msg_interpretation/index.php
- Kerkmann, J., 2005: RGB composites with channels 01-11 and their interpretation, Accessed on 1st March 2016.
http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/WEBOPS/msg_interpretation/msg_channels.php
Specific Satellite Meteorology
- All satellite data was acquired from EUMETSAT
Numerical Weather Prediction Model
The graphics were prepared using:
- AMcIdas VCast version 1.4 : http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/mcidas/software/v/index.html
- NCEP reanalysis data. Kalnay et al. 1996. The NCEP/NCAR 40-year reanalysis project, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 77, 437-470.