Modelling precipitation in Sweden using multiple step markov chains and a composite model

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 363, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 42-59

  Lennartsson, Jan ^a   Baxevani, Anastassia ^a   Chen, Deliang ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Copula; Generalized Pareto distribution; High order Markov chain; Precipitation process; Sweden

Indexed keywords

KETONES; MARKOV PROCESSES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

COPULA; GENERALIZED PARETO DISTRIBUTION; HIGH ORDER MARKOV CHAIN; PRECIPITATION PROCESS; SWEDEN;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

GAUSSIAN METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MARKOV CHAIN; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STOCHASTICITY; WEATHER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 56349100732     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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