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GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION OF THE STATISTICAL PARAMETERS OF HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL DATA OF THE UNITED STATES 1
Author(s) -
Shahane Ashok N.,
Thomas Daniel,
Bock Paul
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1975.tb00712.x
Subject(s) - hydrometeorology , variation (astronomy) , autocorrelation , statistical analysis , statistics , spatial variability , geographic variation , environmental science , spatial analysis , distribution (mathematics) , physical geography , geography , meteorology , mathematics , precipitation , demography , population , mathematical analysis , physics , astrophysics , sociology
Having determined various statistical parameters for five mean monthly hydrometeorological time series of the United States, directional variation of the autocorrelation numbers, their spatial distribution over the United States and statistical significances are presented in this paper. Two conceptually different approaches (one using directional strips of large combined watersheds and the other with analysis of variances) are employed to explore the geographic variation of the statistical parameters (autocorrelations and explained variances) in question. Results adequately indicate the correspondence between these variations and the observed topographic, climatologic and hydrologic characteristics over the United States.