Analysis of Darwin rainfall data: Implications on sampling strategy

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 372-385

  Li, Qihang ^a   Bras, Rafael L ^a   Veneziano, Daniele ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GATE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; RAINFALL DATA;

AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, DARWIN;

EID: 0030455475     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<0372:AODRDI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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