On interpretation of probabilistic climate forecasts

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1965-1971

  Wilks, D S ^a  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

LONG LEAD FORECASTS; PROBABILISTIC CLIMATE FORECASTS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; FORECASTING METHOD; LONG RANGE FORECAST;

EID: 0034210919     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<1965:NACIOP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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