Long-lead forecasts of seasonal precipitation in the tropical pacific islands using CCA

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2020-3035

  He, Yuxiang ^a,b   Barnston, Anthony G ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Natl Centers Environ Prediction   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANONICAL CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER; PRECIPITATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

PACIFIC, (TROPICAL);

EID: 0030406361     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2020:llfosp>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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