Past Seasonal Forecasting Reports

• Spring 2001
  1. Using Seasonal Forecast Data to Predict DOT Snow Removal Costs (pdf )
  2. Temperature-Corn yield and the Application of Seasonal Forecasts in Central Iowa (pdf)
  3. Using Seasonal Forecast Data to Predict Corn to Soybean Conversion Acreage (pdf)

• Spring 2002
  1. Using Seasonal Forecast Data to Predict the Occurrence of Dengue Fever (pdf)
  2. A Study on Effectiveness of Seasonal Forecasting Precipitation on Crop Yields in Iowa (pdf)
  3. A Seasonal Forest Fire Index Using NCEP Forecast Model Data (pdf)
  4. Predicting Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity Using Global Circulation Model Seasonal Forecasts (pdf)

• Spring 2003
  1. Forecasting Corn Yields using the NCEP Dynamical Seasonal Forecast Model (pdf)
  2. A Study on the Effectiveness of Seasonal Forecasting of Precipitation and Temperatures for Soybean Yields in Central Iowa (pdf)
  3. Predicting Forest Fire Occurrences with Seasonal Forecast Data (pdf)
  4. Using Seasonal Forecast Data to Predict Precipitation and Ground Conditions for Equestrian Events in Conyers, GA (pdf)
  5. Use of Seasonal Forecasts in Electrical Load Prediction (pdf)

• Spring 2004
  1. Evaluation of the NCEP Dynamical Seasonal Forecast Model's Prediction of Iowa Heating Degree Days (pdf)
  2. Prediction of Snow Water Equivalent in the Snake River Basin (pdf)

• Spring 2005
  1. Using the NCEP Dynamical Seasonal Forecast Model to Predict the Number of Snowmaking Days at a Missouri Ski Resort (pdf)
  2. Model Lead-Time Accuracy for Pricing Weather Derivatives (pdf)
  3. The Seasonal Hindcast Precipitation and Snowpack Study for the Sacramento River Basin Streamflow during 1981-1999. (pdf)
  4. Accuracy Analysis of a Long-Range Forecasting Model using Growing Degree Days (pdf)

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