A copula-based precipitation forecasting model: Investigating the interdecadal modulation of ENSO's impacts on monthly precipitation

Water Resources Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 580-600

  Khedun, C Prakash ^a   Mishra, Ashok K ^b   Singh, Vijay P ^a,c,d   Giardino, John R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMRL   (United States)

^c Texas A and M University   (United States)

^d Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

copula; ENSO; interdecadal modulation; PDO; precipitation forecasting; Texas

Indexed keywords

COPULA; ENSO; INTERDECADAL; PDO; PRECIPITATION FORECASTING; TEXAS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATOLOGY; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MODULATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE MODELS;

DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LA NINA; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROBABILITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896853510     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013WR013763     Document Type: Article

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