Persisting with persistence: The verification of Radio 4 weather forecasts

Weather

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 311-321

  Thornes, John E ^a   Proctor, Esther A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0010335848     PISSN: 00431656     EISSN: 14778696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1477-8696.1999.tb03991.x     Document Type: Article

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