Forecasting droughts in East Africa

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 611-620

  Mwangi, E ^a,b   Wetterhall, F ^b   Dutra, E ^b   Di Giuseppe, F ^b   Pappenberger, F ^b,c  

^a KENYA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT   (Kenya)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^c HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84894253898     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-611-2014     Document Type: Article

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