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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-873-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-873-2023
Research article
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23 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 23 Feb 2023

Flexible forecast value metric suitable for a wide range of decisions: application using probabilistic subseasonal streamflow forecasts

Richard Laugesen, Mark Thyer, David McInerney, and Dmitri Kavetski

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