A stochastic spatial-temporal disaggregation model for rainfall

Journal of Hydrology New Zealand

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Cowpertwait, P S P ^a   Lockie, T ^b   Davies, M D ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Meritec Limited   (New Zealand)

^c Metro Water Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Multivariate time series; Point processes; Rectangular pulses; Urban hydrology

Indexed keywords

MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 33745728733     PISSN: 00221708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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