An analysis of regional and intra-annual precipitation variability over Iran using multivariate statistical methods

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 61, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 151-159

  Domroes, M ^a   Kaviani, M ^a   Schaefer, D ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

IRAN;

EID: 0032444298     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007040050060     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Backhaus, K., et al., 1994: Multivariate Analysemethoden. Berlin: Springer, 594 pp.
2. Beyraghdar, G., 1994: The climate of Iran and shortage of water resources. Journal of Iran I.M.O., Scientific and Technical Journal, 22, 38-46 (in Farsi).
3. Bortz, J., 1993: Statistik für Sozialwissenschaftler. Berlin: Springer, 753 pp.
4. Burrough, P. A., McDonnell, R. A., 1998: Principles of Geographical Information System. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 333 pp.
5. Domroes, M., Peng, G., 1988: The Climate of China. Berlin: Springer, 361 pp.
6. Domroes, M., Ranatunge, E., 1992: The orthogonal structure of Monsoon rainfall variation over Sri Lanka. Theor. Appl. Climatol., 46, 109-114.
7. Ehlers, E., 1980: Iran. Grundzüge einer geographischen Landeskunde. Wissenschaftliche Länderkunden, Bd. 18. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 596 pp.
8. Fisher, W. B., (ed.), 1968: The Cambridge History of Iran. Vol. 1. The Land of Iran. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 784 pp.
9. Kaviani, M., 1988: Statistical analysis on precipitation regime in Iran. Roshd, Journal of Geography, 13, 4-12 (in Farsi).
10. Kaviani, M., 1995: Climatic research of precipitation regime in Province Isfahan. Isfahan University Research Bulletin, 6, 55-64 (in Farsi).
11. Leber, D. et al., 1995: Climate classification of the Tibet autonomous region using multivariate statistical methods. Geo Journal, 37.4, 451-473.
12. McGregor, G. R., 1993: A multivariate approach to the evaluation of climatic regions and climatic resources of China. Geoforum, 24, 357-380.
13. Mills, G. F., 1995: Principal component analysis of precipitation and rainfall regionalisation in Spain. Theor. Appl. Climatol., 50, 169-183.
14. Schaefer, D., 1996: Uni- und multivariate statistische Untersuchungen zu rezenten Klimaänderungen in Sri Lanka. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Geography, Mainz University, Germany, 226 pp.