Effect of spatial averaging on temporal statistical and scaling properties of rainfall

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D16, 1999, Pages 19117-19126

  Olsson, Jonas ^a   Singh, Vijay P ^b   Jinno, Kenji ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0033609593     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900271     Document Type: Article

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