Dynamics, statistics and predictability of a simple limited-area forecasting model
By: F. Chomé, S. Vannitsem and C. Nicolis
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v51i2.12317 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 222 - 232
Submitted on: Feb 9, 1998
Accepted on: Oct 16, 1998
Published on: Jan 1, 1999
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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© 1999 F. Chomé, S. Vannitsem, C. Nicolis, published by Stockholm University Press
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