Graph theory defining non-local dependency of rainfall in Northeast Brazil

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 272-277

  de Santana, C N ^a   Fontes, A S ^b   Cidreira, M A dos S ^b   Almeida, R B ^b   Gonzalez A P ^c   Andrade, R F S ^b   Miranda, J G V ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pearson correlation; Power law dependence; Rainfall records

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651119878     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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