Abstract: The combined effects of the Southern Oscillation index (SOI) and the Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO) on a second-order Markov chain mixed exponential daily precipitation model were determined for 15 stations in Nevada, ...

Abstract: General expressions are derived for the distribution functions of the total amount of precipitation and the largest daily precipitation occurring in an n-day period. Two special cases are considered: (i) the probability ...

Abstract: Fourier series are convenient expressions for the seasonally fluctuating values of parameters in stochastic models of precipitation. Least-squares methods are often used to estimate the Fourier series coefficients, but ...