A Stochastic Model of Daily Rainfall for Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang.

An application of stochastic process for describing and analysing daily the rainfall pattern at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (V.P.M.), Serdang, is presented. A model based on the first-order Markov chain was developed. The model uses historical rainfall data to estimate the markov transition prob...

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Main Authors: Bardaie, Muhamad Zohadie, Abdul Salam, Ahmad Che
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: 1981
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2079/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2079/1/A_Stochastic_Model_of_Daily_Rainfall_for_Universiti.pdf
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author Bardaie, Muhamad Zohadie
Abdul Salam, Ahmad Che
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description An application of stochastic process for describing and analysing daily the rainfall pattern at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (V.P.M.), Serdang, is presented. A model based on the first-order Markov chain was developed. The model uses historical rainfall data to estimate the markov transition probabilities. The year is divided into four seasons, each is represented by a separate transition probability matrix. The range of rainfall values is divided into eleven states, thus resulting in a 11 X 11 transition probability matrix for each season. The model is capable of simulating a daily rainfall record of any length for the area. It is evaluated by comparing the simulation result with observed data for a one-year period.
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spelling upm-20792013-05-27T06:58:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2079/ A Stochastic Model of Daily Rainfall for Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang. Bardaie, Muhamad Zohadie Abdul Salam, Ahmad Che An application of stochastic process for describing and analysing daily the rainfall pattern at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (V.P.M.), Serdang, is presented. A model based on the first-order Markov chain was developed. The model uses historical rainfall data to estimate the markov transition probabilities. The year is divided into four seasons, each is represented by a separate transition probability matrix. The range of rainfall values is divided into eleven states, thus resulting in a 11 X 11 transition probability matrix for each season. The model is capable of simulating a daily rainfall record of any length for the area. It is evaluated by comparing the simulation result with observed data for a one-year period. 1981 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2079/1/A_Stochastic_Model_of_Daily_Rainfall_for_Universiti.pdf Bardaie, Muhamad Zohadie and Abdul Salam, Ahmad Che (1981) A Stochastic Model of Daily Rainfall for Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang. Pertanika, 4 (1). pp. 1-9. English
spellingShingle Bardaie, Muhamad Zohadie
Abdul Salam, Ahmad Che
A Stochastic Model of Daily Rainfall for Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang.
title A Stochastic Model of Daily Rainfall for Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang.
title_full A Stochastic Model of Daily Rainfall for Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang.
title_fullStr A Stochastic Model of Daily Rainfall for Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang.
title_full_unstemmed A Stochastic Model of Daily Rainfall for Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang.
title_short A Stochastic Model of Daily Rainfall for Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang.
title_sort stochastic model of daily rainfall for universiti pertanian malaysia, serdang.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2079/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2079/1/A_Stochastic_Model_of_Daily_Rainfall_for_Universiti.pdf