Global seasonal climate predictability in a two tiered forecast system: Part I: Boreal summer and fall seasons

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 42, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 1425-1448

  Misra, Vasubandhu ^a,b   Li, H ^a   Wu, Z ^a   DiNapoli, S ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84894334999     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1812-y     Document Type: Article

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