Abstract
A probabilistic model for the temporal description of daily rainfall at a fixed point is presented. The model is a member of the family of point process models. Model development is based on statistics estimated from rainfall data in Lebanon. Scale considerations for Markovian models and a theory of projection are used to determine the continuous process of alternation between dry and wet periods. The wet spells are defined by a number of storms each of which is associated with a storm depthY i and an interstorm time intervalT i. Computational results are presented for data from Lebanon. The model is successful in preserving the structure of the occurrence process, as well as the distributional properties of the rainfall amount.
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Najem, W. A continous point process model for daily rainfall. Stochastic Hydrol Hydraul 2, 189–200 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01550841
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