Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-1525-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-1525-2014
Research article
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25 Apr 2014
Research article |  | 25 Apr 2014

The potential value of seasonal forecasts in a changing climate in southern Africa

H. C. Winsemius, E. Dutra, F. A. Engelbrecht, E. Archer Van Garderen, F. Wetterhall, F. Pappenberger, and M. G. F. Werner

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