A regression-based assessment of the predictability of New Zealand climate anomalies

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 60, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 21-36

  Francis, R I C C ^a   Renwick, J A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

El Nino Southern Oscillation; Forecasting method; New Zealand; Precipitation (atmospheric); Temperature; Temporal variation; Weather forecasting

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FORECASTING METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TEMPERATURE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0032466704     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007040050031     Document Type: Article

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