A regression-based scheme for seasonal forecasting of New Zealand temperature

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1843-1853

  Zheng, Xiaogu ^a   Renwick, James A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; MOISTURE; RAIN; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SPATIAL COHERENCE;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR TEMPERATURE; LONG RANGE FORECAST; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0037669659     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<1843:ARSFSF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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