Spatial and temporal characteristics of the annual rainfall frequency distribution in Cyprus

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 606-615

  Michaelides, S C ^a   Tymvios, F S ^a   Michaelidou, T ^b  

^a Meteorological Service of Cyprus   (Cyprus)

^b Ministry of Education and Culture Limassol   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Climate change; Cyprus; Gamma distribution; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL RAINFALL; CYPRUS; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; RECORDING STATIONS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL CHANGES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL CHANGES; TEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS; TIME PERIODS;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; RAINFALL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CYPRUS; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 70449670792     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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