Seasonal forecasting of Ethiopian spring rains

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-83

  Diro, G T ^a   Black, E ^a   Grimes, D I F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belg; Ethiopia; Rainfall; Seasonal forecast

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; LINEAR REGRESSION; RAIN; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); TROPICS;

BELG; ETHIOPIA; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; LINEAR DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; RAIN FED AGRICULTURE; SEASONAL FORECASTING MODELS; SEASONAL FORECASTS;

FORECASTING;

ANNUAL VARIATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 42549117953     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/met.63     Document Type: Conference Paper

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