Nonlinear analysis of rainfall variability in Australia

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-27

  Sivakumar, Bellie ^a,b   Woldemeskel, Fitsum M ^a   Puente, Carlos E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Correlation dimension; Nonlinear dynamics; Phase space reconstruction; Rainfall variability

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; COMPLEX NETWORKS; DYNAMICS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; PHASE SPACE METHODS; TIME SERIES;

AUSTRALIA; CORRELATION DIMENSIONS; DATA RECONSTRUCTION; DEGREE OF VARIABILITY; PHASE SPACE RECONSTRUCTION; RAINFALL DYNAMICS; RAINFALL VARIABILITY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

RAIN;

CLIMATE VARIATION; CORRELATION; NONLINEARITY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; RECONSTRUCTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84889081167     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-013-0689-y     Document Type: Article

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