Spatial analysis of daily rainfall intensity and concentration index in Peninsular Malaysia

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 235-245

  Suhaila, Jamaludin ^a   Jemain, Abdul Aziz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOSTATISTICS; KRIGING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84859101270     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-011-0529-2     Document Type: Article

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