Improving precipitation forecasts over the global tropical belt

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-14

  Shin, D W ^a   Krishnamurti, T N ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033439094     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007030050021     Document Type: Article

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