Estimation models for precipitation in mountainous regions: The use of GIS and multivariate analysis

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 270, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-11

  Marquínez, Jorge ^a   Lastra, Javier ^a   García, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Digital terrain model; GIS; Multivariate analysis; Precipitation; Regression analysis; Topographic variables

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DATA RECORDING; DATA REDUCTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS;

HYDROLOGY;

DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; GIS; MOUNTAIN REGION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION;

SPAIN;

EID: 0037428021     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(02)00110-5     Document Type: Article

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