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The paper deals with an application of a stochastic model to the frequency and duration of precipitation events. With the aid of the model, the magnitudes ofmth highest rainfall amount in 24 hours' duration with 97.5% probability are obtained for various climatic regimes over a tropical monsoon region. There is good agreement between them-day minimum rainfall estimated through the model and the observed value. The model satisfactorily explains the frequency of the extreme rainfall event.
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Kamte, P.P., Prasad, K.D., Dahale, S.D. et al. Application of a stochastic model to the frequency and duration of monsoon rainfall. PAGEOPH 120, 79–94 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00879428
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00879428