Statistical and geostatistical analysis of rainfall in central Japan

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1007-1024

  Shoji, Tetsuya ^a   Kitaura, Hisashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Rain; Statistics; Variogram; Water flood; Water resources

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER RESOURCES; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; JAPAN; LOGNORMAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VARIOGRAM; WATER FLOOD;

RAIN;

FLOODS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER RESOURCES; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

GEOSTATISTICS; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VARIOGRAM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 33746329291     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2004.12.012     Document Type: Article

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