Statistical modeling of extreme rainfall in southwest Western Australia

Journal of Climate

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 852-863

  Li, Yun ^a   Cai, W ^a   Campbell, E P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WATER RESOURCES;

ANTARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; SOUTHWEST WESTERN AUSTRALIA (SWWA); WEATHER STATIONS;

RAIN;

EXTREME EVENT; RAINFALL; SEVERE WEATHER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

EID: 17144392570     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-3296.1     Document Type: Article

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