The significance of synoptic patterns identified by the Kirchhofer technique: A Monte Carlo approach

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 619-626

  Kaufmann, Robert K ^a   Snell, Seth E ^a   Gopal, Sucharita ^a   Dezzani, Ray ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kirchhofer technique; Monte Carlo techniques; Synoptic patterns

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0032839936     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199905)19:6<619::AID-JOC385>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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