Skillful seasonal predictions of boreal winter accumulated heating degree-days and relevance for the weather derivative market

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1297-1302

  Brands, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL WINTERS; ENERGY SUPPLIERS; EXPERT KNOWLEDGE; EXTRATROPICS; HEATING DEGREE-DAYS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; SEASONAL PREDICTION; WEATHER DERIVATIVES;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; METEOROLOGY;

COMMERCE;

HEATING; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEATHER; WINTER;

EID: 84880336246     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-12-0303.1     Document Type: Article

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