On the assessment of the value of the seasonal forecast information

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 385-392

  Kumar, Arun ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic value of seasonal forecasts; Forecast application; Forecast value; Seasonal forecast

Indexed keywords

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; RESEARCH CENTRES; SEASONAL CLIMATE FORECAST; SEASONAL CLIMATE PREDICTION; SEASONAL FORECASTS; VALUE ASSESSMENT;

FORECASTING;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE PREDICTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 78649706107     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/met.167     Document Type: Review

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