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A Python Package to Calculate the OLR-Based Index of the Madden- Julian-Oscillation (OMI) in Climate Science and Weather Forecasting Cover

A Python Package to Calculate the OLR-Based Index of the Madden- Julian-Oscillation (OMI) in Climate Science and Weather Forecasting

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|May 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.331 | Journal eISSN: 2049-9647
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 20, 2020
Accepted on: Apr 13, 2021
Published on: May 14, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2021 Christoph G. Hoffmann, George N. Kiladis, Maria Gehne, Christian von Savigny, published by Ubiquity Press
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