Developing an entropy-based model of spatial information estimation and its application in the design of precipitation gauge networks

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 519, Issue PD, 2014, Pages 3316-3327

  Su, Ho Ting ^a   You, Gene Jiing Yun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Entropy based model; Information distribution; Rainfall networks; Spatio temporal pattern; Ungauged location

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; EFFICIENCY; ENTROPY; GAGES; INFORMATION THEORY; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ENTROPY-BASED; INFORMATION DELIVERY; INFORMATION DISTRIBUTIONS; INFORMATION TRANSFERS; SPATIAL CORRELATIONS; SPATIAL INFORMATIONS; SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL PATTERN;

LOCATION;

ALGORITHM; DESIGN; ENTROPY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINGAUGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

SHIHMEN RESERVOIR; TAIWAN;

EID: 84919363427     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.10.022     Document Type: Article

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