Seasonal forecasting

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 545, 1998, Pages 1-26

  Carson, D J ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate prediction; El Ni o Southern Oscillation; International climate programmes; Seasonal forecasting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001796996     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.54501     Document Type: Article

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