Review of seasonal forecasting in South Africa: Producer to end-user

Climate Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-82

  Johnston, P A ^a   Archer, E R M ^a   Vogel, C H ^b   Bezuidenhout, C N ^c   Tennant, W J ^d   Kuschke, R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE   (South Africa)

^e Institute for Soil Climate and Water   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Forecast applications; Forecast dissemination; Seasonal forecasts

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; FORECASTING METHOD; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SEASONALITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 13844253630     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr028067     Document Type: Review

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