Improved statistical seasonal forecasts using extended training data

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1589-1598

  Wilks, Daniel S ^a  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

Author keywords

Canonical correlation analysis; Maximum covariance analysis; Reconstructed SST; Seasonal forecasts

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERICS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC LOGIC DEVICES; MILITARY OPERATIONS; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS;

CANONICAL CORRELATION ANALYSIS; LEAD TIMES; MAXIMUM COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; RECONSTRUCTED SST; SEASONAL FORECASTS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TRAINING DATUMS; TRAINING SAMPLES; WARMING TRENDS;

FORECASTING;

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CORRELATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WARMING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 57849089564     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1661     Document Type: Article

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