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Spatial-temporal rainfall fields: modelling and statistical aspects
1Department of Civil Engineering, Imperial College, Imperial College Road, London SW7 2BU, UK
2Department of Statistical Science, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
3Nuffield College, Oxford OX1 1NF, UK
4Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 08544, USA
e-mail for corresponding author: h.wheater@ic.ac.uk
Abstract. The HYREX experiment has provided a data set unique in the UK, with a dense network of raingauges available for studying the rainfall at a fine local scale and a network of radar stations allowing detailed examination of the spatial and temporal structure of rainfall at larger scales. In this paper, the properties and characteristics of the rainfall process, as measured by the HYREX recording network of rainguages and radars, are studied from a statistical perspective. The results of these analyses are used to develop various models of the rainfall process, for use in hydrological applications. Some typical results of these various modelling exercises are presented.
Keywords: Rainfall statistics, rainfall models, hydrological design
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Citation: Wheater, H. S., Isham, V. S., Cox, D. R., Chandler, R. E., Kakou, A., Northrop, P. J., Oh, L., Onof, C., and Rodriguez-Iturbe, I.: Spatial-temporal rainfall fields: modelling and statistical aspects, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 4, 581-601, 2000. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager
