How well can an ensemble predict the uncertainty in the location of winter storm precipitation?
By: Fan Han and Istvan Szunyogh
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/16000870.2018.1440870 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 1440870 - 1440870
Submitted on: Oct 3, 2017
Accepted on: Feb 11, 2018
Published on: Jan 1, 2018
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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