Mixture model of generalized chain-dependent processes and its application to simulation of interannual variability of daily rainfall

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 349, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 191-199

  Zheng, Xiaogu ^a   Katz, Richard W ^b  

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

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

EM algorithm; Interdecadal pacific oscillation; Mixture model; New zealand data; Simulation of precipitation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EM ALGORITHM; GENERALIZED CHAIN-DEPENDENT PROCESSES; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; INTERDECADAL PACIFIC OSCILLATION; MIXTURE MODEL; SEASONAL CLIMATE VARIABLE; SEASONAL RAINFALL TOTALS;

RAIN;

ALGORITHMS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; DECADAL VARIATION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY;

EID: 37549012996     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.10.061     Document Type: Article

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