Malherbe, JohanLandman, Willem AdolfOlivier, CobusSakuma, H.Luo, J-J2015-09-182015-09-182014-07Malherbe, J, Landman, WA, Olivier, C, Sakuma, H & Luo, J-J 2014, 'Seasonal forecasts of the SINTEX-F coupled model applied to maize yield and streamflow estimates over north-eastern South Africa', Meteorological Applications, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 733-742.1350-4827 (print)1469-8080 (online)10.1002/met.1402http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49992Forecasts of a Global Coupled Model for Austral summer with a 1-month lead are downscaled to end-of-season maize yields and accumulated streamflow over the Limpopo Province and adjacent districts in northeastern South Africa through application of a MOS (Model Output Statistics) approach applied over a 28-year period. Promising results, based on the hindcasts of the Global Models and historically observed yield and streamflow data, suggest potential for a commodity-orientated forecast system for application in agriculture in an operational environment. It also serves as a baseline study for inclusion of sophisticated crop or runoff models utilising GCM output data towards estimating potential yields and streamflows in the region.en© 2013 Royal Meteorological Society. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : (name of article), Meteorological Applications, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 733-742, 2014. doi : 10.1002/met.1402. The definite version is available at : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1469-8080.Seasonal forecastsSINTEX-F coupled modelMaize yieldStreamflow estimatesNorth-easternSouth AfricaPostprint Article