Assessing the applicability of six precipitation probability distribution models on the Loess Plateau of China

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 462-471

  Li, Zhi ^a   Brissette, Francois ^b   Chen, Jie ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Loess Plateau; Markov chain; Precipitation probability distribution; Weather generator

Indexed keywords

EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; LOESS PLATEAU; LOESS PLATEAU OF CHINAS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION MODEL; STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; THREE-PARAMETER MODELS; WEATHER GENERATOR;

MARKOV PROCESSES; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ANNUAL VARIATION; MARKOV CHAIN; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; RAINFALL; SEMIARID REGION; STOCHASTICITY;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 84893646602     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3699     Document Type: Article

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