Selection of variables for the purpose of regionalization of Iran's precipitation climate using multivariate methods

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 297, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 109-123

  Dinpashoh, Y ^a   Fakheri Fard, A ^a   Moghaddam, M ^a   Jahanbakhsh, S ^a   Mirnia, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Factor analysis; Iran; L moment; Precipitation climate; Procrustes analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DRAINAGE; EROSION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CIVILIZATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

PROCRUSTES;

EID: 3242757650     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.04.009     Document Type: Article

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