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Solar Energy Prediction: An International Contest to Initiate Interdisciplinary Research on Compelling Meteorological Problems

Amy McGovern School of Computer Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

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David John Gagne II School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

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Jeffrey Basara School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

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Thomas M. Hamill NOAA/ESRL Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, Colorado

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David Margolin EarthRisk Technologies and Solutions, San Diego, California

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01 Aug 2015
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00006.1
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1388–1395
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CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Amy McGovern, 110 W. Boyd St., Norman, OK 73019, E-mail: amcgovern@ou.edu

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Amy McGovern, 110 W. Boyd St., Norman, OK 73019, E-mail: amcgovern@ou.edu
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