Predictability of northeast Brazil rainfall and real-time forecast skill, 1987-98

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1937-1958

  Folland, C K ^a   Colman, A W ^a   Rowell, D P ^a   Davey, M K ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORECASTING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEAWATER; TROPICS;

FORECAST SKILL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

RAIN;

PREDICTION; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

(NORTHEAST; (TROPICAL); ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035342907     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<1937:PONBRA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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