Evaluation of probability density functions in precipitation models for the Pacific Northwest

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 617-627

  Duan, Jinfan ^a   Selker, John ^b   Grant, Gordon E ^c  

^a Gilmore Hall ^*  (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Meteorology climatology; Pacific Northwest; Precipitation model; Probability density functions; Simulation; Surface water hydrology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SURFACE WATERS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

TWO PARAMETER GAMMA MODEL; WET DEPOSITION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032104080     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1998.tb00959.x     Document Type: Article

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