A simple graphical technique for conditional long range forecasting of below-average rainfall periods in the Tuvalu Islands, Western Pacific

Description:

For the Tuvalu Island group in the western Pacific, a simple graphical method is proposed as a means of forecasting whether rainfall totals for the next 1, 2,…,6 months will be below average. The method is based on scatter plots where the points are color-coded as above- or below-average rainfall, with the plot axes being lag-1 and lag-2 NINO4 sea surface temperatures. Within the scatter plots ...

Display date:

2009

Location:

Tuvalu

Format:

Journal article

Collections:

ResearchCommons@Waikato

Publisher:

Springer New York LLC

Content partner:

University of Waikato

Availability:

Not specified