Reduction of systematic errors by empirical model correction: impact on seasonal prediction skill
By: A. Guldberg, E. Kaas, M. Déqué, S. Yang and S. Vester Thorsen
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v57i4.14707 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 575 - 588
Submitted on: Feb 17, 2004
Accepted on: Nov 25, 2004
Published on: Jan 1, 2005
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2005 A. Guldberg, E. Kaas, M. Déqué, S. Yang, S. Vester Thorsen, published by Stockholm University Press
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