Stochastic modelling of rainfall from satellite data

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 346, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 33-50

  Teo, Chee Kiat ^a   Grimes, David I F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ensemble; Geostatistics; Rainfall; Satellite; Sequential simulation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; HYDROLOGY; RUNOFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CORRELATION STRUCTURE; ENSEMBLE; SEQUENTIAL SIMULATION;

RAIN;

CALIBRATION; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; HYDROLOGY; RAIN; RUNOFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GEOSTATISTICS; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SATELLITE DATA; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; GAMBIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 35248844076     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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