Entropy-based assessment and zoning of rainfall distribution

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 490, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-40

  Liu, Bingjun ^a   Chen, Xiaohong ^a   Lian, Yanqing ^b   Wu, Lili ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Entropy; Fuzzy cluster analysis; Pearl River Basin; Rainfall distribution zone

Indexed keywords

DIRECTIONAL INFORMATION; FUZZY CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MONTHLY AVERAGE RAINFALLS; PATTERN RECOGNITION METHOD; PEARL RIVER BASIN; RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENTROPY; FUZZY CLUSTERING; GAGING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

RAIN;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENTROPY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINFALL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; ZONING;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG BASIN;

EID: 84876860744     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.03.020     Document Type: Article

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