Simultaneous stochastic simulation of daily precipitation, temperature and solar radiation at multiple sites in complex terrain

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 96, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 85-101

  Wilks, D S ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Markov chain; Precipitation; Rain generator; Spatial variations; Weather generator

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REGIONAL PATTERN; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033618903     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(99)00037-4     Document Type: Article

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