Simulation of precipitation in the upper Waitaki catchment, New Zealand, and its relation to the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation: Interannual and intraseasonal variability

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 339, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 105-117

  Zheng, Xiaogu ^a   Thompson, Craig S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

EM algorithm; Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation; Mixture model; New Zealand data; Simulation of precipitation

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EM ALGORITHM; INTERDECADAL PACIFIC OSCILLATION; MIXTURE MODEL; SIMULATION OF PRECIPITATION;

RAIN;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CATCHMENT; DECADAL VARIATION; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WAITAKI BASIN;

EID: 34249701906     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.12.020     Document Type: Article

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