Fractal characterisation of geophysical measuring networks and its implication for an optimal location of additional stations: An application to a rain-gauge network

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 157-163

  Mazzarella, A ^a   Tranfaglia, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b National Hydrographic Service   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOPHYSICS; RAINGAUGE; SCALE EFFECT;

EID: 0034065452     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007040070040     Document Type: Article

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