Comparing rainfall patterns between regions in Peninsular Malaysia via a functional data analysis technique

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 411, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 197-206

  Suhaila, Jamaludin ^a   Jemain, Abdul Aziz ^b   Hamdan, Muhammad Fauzee ^a   Wan Zin, Wan Zawiah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Basis function; Functional ANOVA; Functional data; Permutation test; Residual bootstrapping; Smooth curve

Indexed keywords

BASIS FUNCTIONS; FUNCTIONAL ANOVA; FUNCTIONAL DATAS; PERMUTATION TESTS; RESIDUAL BOOTSTRAPPING; SMOOTH CURVES;

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS;

RAIN;

BOOTSTRAPPING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURVATURE; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA INTERPRETATION; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TREND ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 81555219287     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.09.043     Document Type: Article

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