Probabilistic estimation of multivariate streamflow using independent component analysis and climate information

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1479-1492

  Westra, Seth ^a   Sharma, Ashish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; INFLOW; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PROBABILITY; RESERVOIR; STATISTICAL DATA; STREAMFLOW; WATER SUPPLY; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 77952655778     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JHM1121.1     Document Type: Article

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