Application of fuzzy rule-based modeling technique to regional drought

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 224, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 100-114

  Pongracz, R ^a   Bogardi, I ^b   Duckstein, L ^c  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Circulation pattern; Drought; ENSO; Fuzzy rule based modeling; Palmer index

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION METHODS; FUZZY SETS; HYDROLOGY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) PHENOMENA; PALMER INDEX; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION INDEX (SOI);

DROUGHT;

DROUGHT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MODELING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033536877     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00131-6     Document Type: Article

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