The skill of empirical and combined/calibrated coupled multi-model South American seasonal predictions during ENSO

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages 51-55

  Coelho, C A S ^a   Stephenson, D B ^a   Doblas Reyes, F J ^b   Balmaseda, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; RAINFALL; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ARGENTINA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; PACIFIC OCEAN; PARAGUAY; SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY;

EID: 33646366182     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-6-51-2006     Document Type: Article

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