Combining the strengths of statistical and dynamical modeling approaches for forecasting Australian seasonal rainfall

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 20, 2012, Pages

  Schepen, Andrew ^a   Wang, Q J ^b   Robertson, David E ^b  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 84868021592     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018011     Document Type: Article

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