Probabilistic Hydrometeorological Forecasts: Toward a New Era in Operational Forecasting

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 243-251

  Krzysztofowicz, Roman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000686830     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0477(1998)079<0243:PHFTAN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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