Time series analysis of 20 years of hourly precipitation in Southwest Michigan

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 256-267

  Ruhf, Robert J ^a   Cutrim, Elen M C ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Michigan; Precipitation diurnal cycle; Precipitation seasonality; Precipitation variability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; HYDROLOGY; LAKES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

INTER-ANNUAL ANALYSIS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

DIURNAL VARIATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SEASONALITY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

MICHIGAN; OSHTEMO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038349068     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70431-6     Document Type: Article

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