Spatial analysis of precipitation intensity and concentration in Iran

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 107-124

  Alijani, B ^a   O'Brien, J ^b   Yarnal, B ^c  

^a KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOSTATISTICS; MODELING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; CASPIAN SEA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; ZAGROS;

EID: 51749113527     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-007-0344-y     Document Type: Article

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