Modelling the spatial and temporal distribution of rainfall: A case study in the wet and dry tropics of north east Australia

Australian Geographer

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-57

  Johnson, A K L ^a   Murray, Angela E ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estimation technique; Herbert River catchment; Modelling rainfall distribution; North eastern Australia

Indexed keywords

RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL REGION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; HERBERT RIVER; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 2342557939     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0004918024000193711     Document Type: Article

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