Experimental seasonal forecasts of low summer flows in the River Thames, UK, using Expert Systems

Climate Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-141

  Wedgbrow, C S ^a   Wilby, R L ^b   Fox, H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expert System; Low flows; River Thames; Seasonal forecasting

Indexed keywords

EXPERT SYSTEM; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LONG RANGE FORECAST; RIVER FLOW; SUMMER;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; THAMES RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 17444395232     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr028133     Document Type: Article

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