A forecast product that maximizes utility for state-of-the-art seasonal climate prediction

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1271-1279

  Barnston, Anthony G ^a   He, Yuxiang ^a   Unger, David A ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0000933821     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0477(2000)081<1271:AFPTMU>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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