A multivariate conditional model for streamflow prediction and spatial precipitation refinement

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 10116-10129

  Liu, Zhiyong ^a   Zhou, Ping ^b   Chen, Xiuzhi ^c   Guan, Yinghui ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GUANGDONG ACADEMY OF FORESTRY   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^d NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GRAPHICAL METHOD; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MODEL TEST; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAMFLOW; TRMM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHINA; YANGTZE BASIN;

EID: 84945450072     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023787     Document Type: Article

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