An immediate benefit of the development of this new index is improved seasonal climate predictions. (aer.com)
Druyan, L., M. Fulakeza, and P. Lonergan, 2002: Dynamic downscaling of seasonal climate predictions over Brazil. (pubs.giss.nasa.gov)
«The IRI and other centers have been issuing seasonal climate predictions routinely since the late 1990s, but prediction on the subseasonal range — which fills the gap between weather forecasts and seasonal forecasts — is an emerging area of research,» Robertson told the IRI. (ldeo.columbia.edu)