Interannual variability and ensemble forecast of upper Blue Nile basin Kiremt season precipitation

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 327-343

  Block, Paul ^a   Rajagopalan, Balaji ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW;

AFRICA; BLUE NILE; EAST AFRICA; NILE BASIN; NILE RIVER; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34447646329     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM580.1     Document Type: Article

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