Information content of seasonal forecasts in a changing climate

Advances in Meteorology

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Krakauer, Nir Y ^a   Grossberg, Michael D ^a   Gladkova, Irina ^a   Aizenman, Hannah ^a  

^a City College of New York   (United States)

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EID: 84873326380     PISSN: 16879309     EISSN: 16879317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/480210     Document Type: Article

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