MV-WG: A new multi-variable weather generator

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 91-101

  Fodor, Nándor ^a   Dobi, I ^b   Mika, János ^b,c   Szeidl, L ^d,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b HUNGARIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE   (Hungary)

^c ESZTERHÁZY KÁROLY UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d ÓBUDA UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^e EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STOCHASTICITY; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEIBULL THEORY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 77955057934     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-010-0074-z     Document Type: Article

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