Predictability in the midst of chaos: A scientific basis for climate forecasting

Science

Volumn 282, Issue 5389, 1998, Pages 728-731

  Shukla, J ^a,b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Inst Global Environ and Soc Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

FORECASTING METHOD; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FORECASTING; PACIFIC OCEAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPICS; WIND;

EID: 0032561498     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.282.5389.728     Document Type: Article

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