Spatiotemporal trends and change point of precipitation in Iran

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 113, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-12

  Shifteh Some'e, B ^a   Ezani, Azadeh ^a   Tabari, Hossein ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Change point; Precipitation variability; Spatial analysis; Statistical tests; Trend magnitude

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; AUTUMN PRECIPITATION; CASPIAN SEA; CHANGE-POINTS; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; MANN-KENDALL; MANN-KENDALL RANK STATISTICS; MANN-KENDALL TEST; PRECIPITATION TRENDS; PRECIPITATION VARIABILITY; SEASONAL PRECIPITATIONS; SERIAL CORRELATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER PRECIPITATION; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; SYNOPTIC STATION; TEMPORAL TRENDS; TREND MAGNITUDE; TREND TESTS; WINTER PRECIPITATION; WINTER TIME;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STATISTICAL TESTS;

COASTAL ZONES;

ANNUAL VARIATION; AUTUMN; CORRELATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TESTING METHOD; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

CASPIAN SEA; IRAN; MASHHAD; RAZAVI KHORASAN; TORBAT HEYDARIYEH;

EID: 84861174418     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.04.016     Document Type: Article

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