IMD's new operational models for long-range forecast of southwest monsoon rainfall over India and their verification for 2003

Current Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 422-431

  Rajeevan, M ^a   Pai, D S ^a   Dikshit, S K ^a   Kelkar, R R ^b  

^a Office of Climate Research and Services   (India)

^b INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT   (India)

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EID: 4444261956     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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