A method for statistical downscaling of seasonal ensemble predictions
By: Henrik Feddersen and Uffe Andersen
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v57i3.14656 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 398 - 408
Submitted on: Mar 30, 2004
Accepted on: Jul 26, 2004
Published on: Jan 1, 2005
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2005 Henrik Feddersen, Uffe Andersen, published by Stockholm University Press
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