A hidden Markov model for rainfall using breakpoint data

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-53

  Sansom, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAKPOINT DATA; MARKOV MODEL; PLUVIOGRAPH; RAINFALL;

EID: 0031748570     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<0042:AHMMFR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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