The potential long-range predictability of precipitation over New Zealand

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 405-421

  Madden, Roland A ^a   Shea, Dennis J ^a   Katz, Richard W ^a   Kidson, John W ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

ENSO; Long range predictability; New Zealand; Precipitation; Principal components

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LONG RANGE FORECAST; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PREDICTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0033616520     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(19990330)19:4<405::AID-JOC355>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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