First evidence of a structured and dynamic spatial pattern of rainfall within a small humid tropical catchment

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 245-253

  Bidin, K ^a   Chappell, N A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment; Malaysia; Mosoon; Rainfall; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; HUMID TROPICS; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STOCHASTICITY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WIND FIELD;

BORNEO; MALAYSIA;

EID: 0141527581     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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