Introducing a rainfall compound distribution model based on weather patterns sub-sampling

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 951-964

  Garavaglia, F ^a   Gailhard, J ^a   Paquet, E ^a   Lang, M ^b   Garaon R ^a   Bernardara, P ^a  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b CENTRE DE LYON VILLEURBANNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CLIMATE MODELING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING; SEASONALITY; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TREND ANALYSIS;

FRANCE;

EID: 77953826504     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-14-951-2010     Document Type: Article

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