Statistical analysis of the 30-DayWater level forecasts in the St. Lawrence river

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-41

  Lefaivre, D ^a   Hamdi, S ^b   Morse, B ^b  

^a Institut Maurice Lamontagne   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forecast; Fresh water; Numerical hydrodynamic model; Observation; One dimensional; One D; River; St. Lawrence; Statistical analysis; Tides; Water level

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ERROR ANALYSIS; FORECASTING METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER LEVEL;

CANADA; MONTREAL; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

EID: 59649093577     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: 1521060X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410802661971     Document Type: Article

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