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Although seasonal forecast applications are still in an early stage of development there is now enough collective experience from research efforts around the world to induce some meaningful considerations.
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Maracchi, G., Capecchi, V., Crisci, A., Piani, F. (2007). Seasonal Predictions and Monitoring for Sahel Region. In: Sivakumar, M.V.K., Hansen, J. (eds) Climate Prediction and Agriculture. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-44650-7_5
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