Improving preparedness to natural hazards: Tropical cyclone seasonal prediction for the southern hemisphere

Advances in Geosciences: Volume 12: Ocean Science (OS)

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 127-144

  Kuleshov, Yuriy ^a   Qi, Zlixin ^a   Fawcett, Robert ^a   Jones, David ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 84969674454     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789812836168_0010     Document Type: Chapter

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