Spatially averaged versus point precipitation in Monongahela basin: Statistical distinctions for forecasting

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1063-1077

  Sigrest, Ashley A ^a   Krzysztofowicz, Roman ^a,b  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SEASONS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

FORECASTING METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); WEATHER FORECASTING;

MONONGAHELA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032419486     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(1998)013<1063:SAVPPI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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