Seasonal forecast of sub-sahelian rainfall using cross validated model output statistics

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 157-173

  Paeth, Heiko ^a   Hense, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ANNUAL VARIATION; MODEL VALIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AFRICA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 10344256081     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2003/0012-0157     Document Type: Article

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