An algorithm for designing a precipitation network in the south-western region of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 205, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 205-216

  Al Zahrani, M ^a   Husain, T ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Entropy; Information transmission; Network design; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DESIGN; ENTROPY; HYDROLOGY; INFORMATION THEORY; METEOROLOGY;

METEOROLOGICAL NETWORK;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

EID: 0032033006     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(97)00153-4     Document Type: Article

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