Learning with solar activity influence on Portugal's rainfall: A stochastic overview

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Lucio, Paulo S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; RANDOM PROCESSES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE SYSTEM; SOLAR ACTIVITY; STOCHASTIC ANALYSES; STOCHASTIC NEURAL NETWORK;

METEOROLOGY;

FORECASTING METHOD; RAINFALL;

EID: 31544456065     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023787     Document Type: Review

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