Nonlinear analysis of rainfall dynamics in California's Sacramento Valley

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1723-1736

  Sivakumar, Bellie ^a   Wallender, Wesley W ^a   Horwath, William R ^a   Mitchell, Jeffrey P ^a   Prentice, Samuel E ^a   Joyce, Brian A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Natural Heritage Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Coefficient of variation; Correlation dimension; Dimensionality; Mediterranean climate; Phase space; Rainfall dynamics; Scale; Sustainable agriculture; Zeros

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION METHODS; FLUID DYNAMICS; IRRIGATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; RAINFALL DYNAMICS; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

RAIN;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION METHODS; FLUID DYNAMICS; IRRIGATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROPPING PRACTICE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; WINTER;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SACRAMENTO VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646554167     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5952     Document Type: Article

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