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Physical basis of stochastic models of annual flows
Author(s) -
Salas Jose D.,
Smith Ricardo A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr017i002p00428
Subject(s) - autoregressive–moving average model , streamflow , autoregressive model , watershed , representation (politics) , basis (linear algebra) , series (stratigraphy) , econometrics , mathematics , meteorology , environmental science , climatology , statistics , hydrology (agriculture) , computer science , geography , geology , drainage basin , cartography , geotechnical engineering , geometry , paleontology , machine learning , politics , political science , law
The main objective of this paper is to demonstrate that annual streamflow time series can be represented by autoregressive and moving average (ARMA) processes. The method follows the conceptual representation of a watershed given by Fiering (1967).