A simple model for spatial rainfall fields

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-140

  De Oliveira, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivariate distribution; Geostatistics; Intermittency; Mixed distribution; Random field

Indexed keywords

GEOSTATISTICS; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 2442602586     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-003-0146-4     Document Type: Article

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