The skill of multi-model seasonal forecasts of the wintertime North Atlantic Oscillation

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 501-514

  Doblas Reyes, F J ^a   Pavan, V ^b   Stephenson, D B ^c  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^b ARPA SMR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; FORECASTING METHOD; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY; WINTER;

EID: 0345566151     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-003-0350-4     Document Type: Article

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