Articles | Volume 18, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-3907-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-3907-2014
Research article
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02 Oct 2014
Research article |  | 02 Oct 2014

A seasonal agricultural drought forecast system for food-insecure regions of East Africa

S. Shukla, A. McNally, G. Husak, and C. Funk

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