Probability models for dry spells in Peninsular Malaysia

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-47

  Deni, Sayang Mohd ^a   Jemain, Abdul Aziz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Daily rainfall occurrence; Dry spells; Mixture models; Peninsular Malaysia; Probability models

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549114944     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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