Evaluation of a seasonal forecasting procedure for Namibian rainfall

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 183-185

  Mattes, M ^a   Mason, S J ^b,c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FORECASTING; HINDCASTING; RAINFALL; SEASONAL FORECAST;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 0031814971     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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