An evaluation of three stochastic rainfall models

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 228, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 130-149

  Cameron, D ^a   Beven, K ^a   Tawn, J ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extreme; Frequency; Rainfall; Stochastic rainfall modelling

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOODS; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BARLETT-LEWIS MODEL; STOCHASTIC RAINFALL MODELS;

RAIN;

MODEL VALIDATION; RAINFALL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034696167     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(00)00143-8     Document Type: Article

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