Empirical extended-range prediction of the Madden-Julian oscillation

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 128, Issue 7 II, 2000, Pages 2528-2543

  Lo, Fiona ^a   Hendon, Harry H ^a  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FORECASTING METHOD; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PREDICTION;

EID: 0033824267     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2000)128<2528:eerpot>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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