Bias adjusted precipitation threat scores

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 16, Issue , 2008, Pages 137-142

  Mesinger, F ^a,b  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FORECASTING METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 42149125561     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-16-137-2008     Document Type: Article

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