The influence of topographic co-variables on the spatial variability of precipitation over small regions of complex terrain

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 351-363

  Diodato, Nazzareno ^a  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benevento; Elevation; GIS; Multivariate geostatistics; Precipitation; Southern Italy; Vegetation cover factor

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ERRORS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; INCLUSIONS;

BIO-GEOCLIMATIC CHARACTERISTICS; GEOSTATISTICS; RAINFALL MEASUREMENT; TOPOGRAPHY;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

COMPLEX TERRAIN; KRIGING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPATIAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

BENEVENTO; CAMPANIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 15744388714     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1131     Document Type: Article

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