Teleconnections between Ethiopian summer rainfall and sea surface temperature: Part II. Seasonal forecasting

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-131

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

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Rainfall; Sea surface temperature; Seasonal forecasting; Statistical model; Teleconnection

Indexed keywords

GEOSTATISTICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; TELECONNECTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 79959810578     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0896-x     Document Type: Article

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