A renewal cluster model for the inter-arrival times of rainfall events

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dc.contributor.authorCowpertwait, Paul S.P.
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-06T23:08:27Z
dc.date.available2013-05-06T23:08:27Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractA statistical model, based on a renewal cluster point process, is proposed and used to infer the distributional properties of dry periods in a continuous-time record. The model incorporates a mixed probability distribution in which inter-arrival times are classified into two distinct types, representing cyclonic and anticyclonic weather. This results in rainfall events being clustered in time, and enables objective probabilistic statements to be made about storm properties, e.g. the expected number of events in a storm cluster. The model is fitted to data taken from a gauge near Wellington, New Zealand, by maximising the likelihood function with respect to the parameters. The Akaike Information Criteria is used to select the best fitting distributions from a range of candidates. The log-Normal distribution is found to provide the best fit to the times between successive storm clusters, whilst the Weibull distribution is found to provide the best fit to the times between successive events in the same storm cluster. Harmonic curves are used to provide a parsimonious parameterisation, allowing for the seasonal variation in precipitation. Under the fitted model, the interval series is transformed into a residual series, which is assessed to determine overall goodness-of-fit.en
dc.identifier.citationCowpertwait, P.S.P. (2000)A renewal cluster model for the inter-arrival times of rainfall events. Research Letters in the Information and Mathematical Sciences, 1, 119-127en
dc.identifier.issn1175-2777
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/4334
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMassey Universityen
dc.subjectRainfall
dc.titleA renewal cluster model for the inter-arrival times of rainfall eventsen
dc.typeArticleen
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