Making science useful to decision makers: Climate forecasts, water management, and knowledge networks

Weather, Climate, and Society

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-21

  Feldman, David L ^a   Ingram, Helen M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 79956278664     PISSN: 19488327     EISSN: 19488335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009WCAS1007.1     Document Type: Article

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