Prediction of growing season rainfall and crop yields in southern Australia

Australian Meteorological Magazine

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 327-338

  Holton, Ian ^a,b  

^a Holton Weather Forecasting Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b Holton Weather Forecasting Ply Ltd   (Australia)

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