Analysis of temporal and spatial distribution and change-points for annual precipitation in Kansas, USA

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 3879-3887

  Rahmani, Vahid ^a   Hutchinson, Stacy L ^a   Harrington, John A ^b   Hutchinson, J M Shawn ^b   Anandhi, Aavudai ^b  

^a Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abrupt change; Change point; Climate change; Kansas; Precipitation; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; FOOD SUPPLY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER MANAGEMENT;

ABRUPT CHANGE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; CHANGE-POINTS; KANSAS; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TREND ANALYSIS;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84945459190     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.4252     Document Type: Article

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