The optimum order of a Markov chain model for daily rainfall in Nigeria

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 185, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 45-69

  Jimoh, O D ^a   Webster, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAILY RAINFALL; MARKOV CHAIN MODEL; OPTIMUM ORDER; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT;

NIGERIA;

ESTIMATION; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERIA (AIC); BAYESIAN INFORMATION CRITERIA (BIC); FREQUENCY DURATION CURVES; MARKOV MODELS;

RAIN;

EID: 0030274098     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03015-6     Document Type: Article

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