Parameter Estimation for a Model of Space‐Time Rainfall

James A. Smith; Alan F. Karr

doi:10.1029/WR021i008p01251

Parameter Estimation for a Model of Space‐Time Rainfall

James A. Smith, Alan F. Karr

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

41 Scopus citations

Abstract

In this paper, parameter estimation procedures, based on data from a network of rainfall gages, are developed for a class of space‐time rainfall models. The models, which are designed to represent the spatial distribution of daily rainfall, have three components, one that governs the temporal occurrence of storms, a second that distributes rain cells spatially for a given storm, and a third that determines the rainfall pattern within a rain cell. Maximum likelihood and method of moments procedures are developed. We illustrate that limitations on model structure are imposed by restricting data sources to rain gage networks. The estimation procedures are applied to a 240‐mi² (621 km²) catchment in the Potomac River basin.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1251-1257
Number of pages	7
Journal	Water Resources Research
Volume	21
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/WR021i008p01251
State	Published - Aug 1985

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Water Science and Technology

Access to Document

10.1029/WR021i008p01251

Cite this

@article{9c87f42a988b454fa512c9e151ab67bb,

title = "Parameter Estimation for a Model of Space‐Time Rainfall",

abstract = "In this paper, parameter estimation procedures, based on data from a network of rainfall gages, are developed for a class of space‐time rainfall models. The models, which are designed to represent the spatial distribution of daily rainfall, have three components, one that governs the temporal occurrence of storms, a second that distributes rain cells spatially for a given storm, and a third that determines the rainfall pattern within a rain cell. Maximum likelihood and method of moments procedures are developed. We illustrate that limitations on model structure are imposed by restricting data sources to rain gage networks. The estimation procedures are applied to a 240‐mi2 (621 km2) catchment in the Potomac River basin.",

author = "Smith, {James A.} and Karr, {Alan F.}",

year = "1985",

month = aug,

doi = "10.1029/WR021i008p01251",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "21",

pages = "1251--1257",

journal = "Water Resources Research",

issn = "0043-1397",

publisher = "American Geophysical Union",

number = "8",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Parameter Estimation for a Model of Space‐Time Rainfall

AU - Smith, James A.

AU - Karr, Alan F.

PY - 1985/8

Y1 - 1985/8

N2 - In this paper, parameter estimation procedures, based on data from a network of rainfall gages, are developed for a class of space‐time rainfall models. The models, which are designed to represent the spatial distribution of daily rainfall, have three components, one that governs the temporal occurrence of storms, a second that distributes rain cells spatially for a given storm, and a third that determines the rainfall pattern within a rain cell. Maximum likelihood and method of moments procedures are developed. We illustrate that limitations on model structure are imposed by restricting data sources to rain gage networks. The estimation procedures are applied to a 240‐mi2 (621 km2) catchment in the Potomac River basin.

AB - In this paper, parameter estimation procedures, based on data from a network of rainfall gages, are developed for a class of space‐time rainfall models. The models, which are designed to represent the spatial distribution of daily rainfall, have three components, one that governs the temporal occurrence of storms, a second that distributes rain cells spatially for a given storm, and a third that determines the rainfall pattern within a rain cell. Maximum likelihood and method of moments procedures are developed. We illustrate that limitations on model structure are imposed by restricting data sources to rain gage networks. The estimation procedures are applied to a 240‐mi2 (621 km2) catchment in the Potomac River basin.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0022167565&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0022167565&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1029/WR021i008p01251

DO - 10.1029/WR021i008p01251

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0022167565

SN - 0043-1397

VL - 21

SP - 1251

EP - 1257

JO - Water Resources Research

JF - Water Resources Research

IS - 8

ER -

Parameter Estimation for a Model of Space‐Time Rainfall

Abstract

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this