Stochastic modelling of seasonal and yearly rainfalls with low-frequency variability

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 2215-2233

  Ng, Jing Lin ^a   Abd Aziz, Samsuzana ^a   Huang, Yuk Feng ^b   Wayayok, Aimrun ^a   Rowshon, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Low frequency variability; MV WG; Stochastic rainfall model; TCRG; Tropical climate

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATE MODELS; HIGHER ORDER STATISTICS; MARKOV PROCESSES; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TROPICS; WATERSHEDS;

LOW FREQUENCY VARIABILITY; MV-WG; STOCHASTIC RAINFALLS; TCRG; TROPICAL CLIMATES;

RAIN;

ANNUAL VARIATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STOCHASTICITY; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

KELANTAN; KELANTAN BASIN; MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 85007484064     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-016-1373-9     Document Type: Article

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