The best fitting distribution of annual maximum rainfall in Peninsular Malaysia based on methods of L-moment and LQ-moment

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 337-344

  Wan Zin, Wan Zawiah ^a   Jemain, Abdul Aziz ^a   Ibrahim, Kamarulzaman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 67349279811     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-008-0044-2     Document Type: Article

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