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Analysing Daily Rainfall Measurements to Give Agronomically Useful Results. II. A Modelling Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

R. D. Stern ,
M. D. Dennett  and
I. C. Dale
R. D. Stern
Affiliation:
Departments of Applied Statistics and Agricultural Botany, University of Reading, England, RG6 2AN
M. D. Dennett
Affiliation:
Departments of Applied Statistics and Agricultural Botany, University of Reading, England, RG6 2AN
I. C. Dale
Affiliation:
Departments of Applied Statistics and Agricultural Botany, University of Reading, England, RG6 2AN
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Summary

A probabilistic model of daily rainfall can be used to derive results of potential value to agriculture. A simple example shows how this model works, but more realistic models are also fitted, using standard statistical computer packages, and examples of the results are presented graphically. The modelling approach is compared and contrasted with direct methods of analysing daily rainfall.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 18 , Issue 3 , July 1982 , pp. 237 - 253
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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