Where Do Seasonal Climate Predictions Belong in the Drought Management Toolbox?

Rangelands

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 169-176

  Crimmins, Michael A ^a   McClaran, Mitchel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

drought; El Ni o Southern Oscillation; forecasts; seasonal climate prediction

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; DECISION MAKING; DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84979273066     PISSN: 01900528     EISSN: 1551501X     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2016.06.004     Document Type: Article

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