A reexamination of methods for evaluating the predictability of the atmosphere

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 157-165

  Anderson, J L ^a   Hubeny, V ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; FORECASTING; PREDICTABILITY;

EID: 0031393316     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-4-157-1997     Document Type: Article

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