Integrating climate forecasts and natural gas supply information into a natural gas purchasing decision

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 211-216

  Changnon, David ^a   Ritsche, Michael ^a   Elyea, Karen ^a   Shelton, Steve ^a   Schramm, Kevin ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATOLOGY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION TREES; GASES; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; NATURAL GASOLINE PLANTS; SALES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE FORECASTS; CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTERS; COST EFFECTIVE DECISION; NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY; PURCHASE DECISION; PURCHASING DECISIONS; WEATHER FACTORS; WEATHER INFORMATION;

GAS SUPPLY;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; DECISION MAKING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GAS SUPPLY; NATURAL GAS; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0041622106     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1350482700001717     Document Type: Article

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