Applying multifractality and the self-organized criticality theory to describe the temporal rainfall regimes in Andalusia (southern Spain)

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 295-308

  García Marín, Amanda P ^a   Jimenez Hornero F J ^a   Ayuso, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Multifractality; Rainfall; Self organized criticality; Time resolution

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MULTIFRACTAL ANALYSIS; SELF-ORGANIZED CRITICALITY;

RAIN;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RAIN; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXTREME EVENT; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; SELF ORGANIZATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 38549111301     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6603     Document Type: Article

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