A hierarchical approach for the regionalization of precipitation annual maxima in Canada

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D24, 1999, Pages 31645-31655

  Alila, Younes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STORM;

CANADA;

EID: 0033611328     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900764     Document Type: Article

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