Probabilistic drought forecasting in Southern Taiwan using El Niño-Southern Oscillation index

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 911-924

  Chen, Shien Tsung ^a   Yang, Tao Chang ^b   Kuo, Chen Min ^b   Kuo, Chih Hao ^b   Yu, Pao Shan ^b  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Drought; El Ni o sea surface temperature; ENSO; Probabilistic forecasting; Transition probability

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROBABILITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84885812266     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2013.06.04.01(Hy)     Document Type: Article

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