Seasonal prediction of regional reference evapotranspiration based on climate forecast system version 2

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1166-1188

  Tian, Di ^a   Martinez, Christopher J ^a   Graham, Wendy D ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; DOWNSCALING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PROBABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ALABAMA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901943954     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-13-087.1     Document Type: Article

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