Bayesian rainfall variability analysis in West Africa along cross sections in space-time grid boxes

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1069-1082

  Tapsoba, Dominique ^a   Haché, Mario ^b   Perreault, Luc ^a   Bobée, Bernard ^b  

^a HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COASTAL ZONES; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; RAIN;

BAYESIAN RAINFALL; SINGLE-SHIFT MODEL;

CLIMATOLOGY;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 1842790785     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<1069:BRVAIW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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