Hierarchical bayesian modeling of multisite daily rainfall occurrence: Rainy season onset, peak, and end

Water Resources Research

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Lima, C H R ^a   Lall, U ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE INDICATORS; DAILY RAINFALL; EFFECTIVE PLANNING; EL NINO EVENT; HIERARCHICAL BAYESIAN; HIERARCHICAL BAYESIAN MODELING; LARGE PARTS; MAXIMUM PROBABILITY; MONOTONIC TREND; MULTI-SITE; NORTHEAST BRAZIL; NORTHERN REGIONS; QUANTITATIVE DEFINITION; RAINY SEASONS; SOUTH ATLANTIC;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EL NINO; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER STATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 69249088887     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008WR007485     Document Type: Article

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