Cyclical components of local rainfall data

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 211-228

  Mentz, R P ^a   D'Urso, M A ^a   Jarma, N M ^a   Mentz, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dating cyclical turning points; Rainfall in Argentina; Unobservable components; US National Bureau of Economic Research; X 12 ARIMA seasonal procedure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CYCLICITY; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONALITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0034070669     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(200002)20:2<211::AID-JOC462>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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