Verification of Australian monthly district rainfall totals using high resolution gridded analyses

The use of district rainfall totals for the description of Australian rainfall on monthly and longer time-scales has been investigated using a gridded rainfall dataset generated using an objective analysis technique. It has been verified that the operational district totals, generated within the Bur...

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