| Main Title |
Hierarchical Stochastic Model of Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation Patterns and Multiple Station Daily Precipitation. |
| Author |
Wilson, L. L. ;
Lettenmaier, D. P. ;
Skyllingstad, E. ;
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| CORP Author |
Washington Univ., Seattle. Dept. of Civil Engineering. ;Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA.;Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR. |
| Publisher |
c1992 |
| Year Published |
1992 |
| Report Number |
DE-AC06-76RLO-1830; EPA/600/J-92/287; |
| Stock Number |
PB92-217421 |
| Additional Subjects |
Atmospheric models ;
Atmospheric circulation ;
Precipitation(Meteorology) ;
Markov processes ;
Stochastic processes ;
Weather forecasting ;
Prediction equations ;
North Pacific Ocean ;
Cascade Mountains ;
Pacific Northwest Region(United States)
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PB92-217421 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
22p |
| Abstract |
A stochastic model of weather states and concurrent daily precipitation at multiple precipitation stations is described. Four algorithms are investigated for classification of daily weather states; k means, fuzzy clustering, principal components, and principal components coupled with k-means clustering. A semi-Markov model with a geometric distribution for within-class lengths of stay is used to describe the evolution of weather classes. A hierarchical modified Polya urn model is used to simulate precipitation conditioned on the regional weather type. An information measure that considers both the probability of climate class occurrence and conditional precipitation probabilities is developed to quantify the extent to which each of the climate classification schemes discriminates the precipitation states at the precipitation stations. The model is implemented using National Meteorological Center historical atmospheric observations for the period 1965-88 mapped to 5 degree by 5 degree grid cells over the eastern North Pacific, and three precipitation stations west of the Cascade mountain range in the State of Washington. Comparison of simulated weather class-station precipitation time series with observational data shows that the model preserved weather class statistics and mean daily precipitation quite well, especially for stations highest in the hierarchy. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Jnl. of Geophysical Research, v97 nD3 p2791-2809, 28 Feb 92. Portions of this document are not fully legible. Prepared in cooperation with Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA. Sponsored by Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Category Codes |
55B; 55C |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A03 |
| Primary Description |
600/02 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
228228977 |
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NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
