Analysis of nitrate concentrations using nonlinear time series models

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 157-170

  Valent, Peter ^a   Howden, Nicholas J K ^b   Szolgay, Ján ^a   Komorníková, Magda ^a  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ARMA models; MSW models; Nitrate time series; SETAR models

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055096943     PISSN: 0042790X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10098-011-0013-9     Document Type: Article

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