Markov chain models for hydrological drought characteristics

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 298-309

  Akyuz, Dilek Eren ^a   Bayazit, Mehmetcik ^a   Onoz, Bihrat ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Statistical techniques; Statistics; Stochastic models

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DROUGHT; FORECASTING METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; MARKOV CHAIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; SKEWNESS; STOCHASTICITY; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 84858301297     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-11-019.1     Document Type: Article

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