Spatial variability and rainfall characteristics of Kerala

Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-221

  Simon, Anu ^a   Mohankumar, K ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Covariability; Factor analysis; Regionalisation

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; MONSOON; RAINFALL; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 3042730560     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02709788     Document Type: Article

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