A review on climate-model-based seasonal hydrologic forecasting: physical understanding and system development

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 523-536

  Yuan, Xing ^a   Wood, Eric F ^b   Ma, Zhuguo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

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EID: 84957880415     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20491948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/WAT2.1088     Document Type: Review

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