Copula-based downscaling of spatial rainfall: A proof of concept

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1445-1457

  Van Den Berg, M J ^a   Vandenberghe, S ^a   De Baets, B ^a   Verhoest, N E C ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVARIATE DISTRIBUTION; DOWN-SCALING; PROOF OF CONCEPT; RAINFALL DATA; RAINFALL DEPTHS; SPATIAL RAINFALL; STOCHASTIC DISAGGREGATION;

RAIN;

DATA SET; DOWNSCALING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PIXEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL;

EID: 79955964350     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-1445-2011     Document Type: Article

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