SPI-based drought category prediction using loglinear models

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 354, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 116-130

  Moreira, Elsa E ^a   Coelho, Carlos A ^a   Paulo, Ana A ^b   Pereira, Luís S ^b   Mexia, João T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Drought class transitions; Odds; Portugal; Prediction; Standardized Precipitation Index; Three dimensional loglinear models

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

DROUGHT CLASS TRANSITIONS; STANDARDIZED PRECIPITATION INDEX; THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOGLINEAR MODELS;

DROUGHT;

COMPUTATION THEORY; DROUGHT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

DROUGHT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PREDICTION; STANDARDIZATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 43449097508     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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