Application of Markov chain on daily rainfall data in Paraíba-Brazil from 1995-2015

This study analyzed the behavior of daily rainfall in the State of Paraíba using the data from five meteorological stations distributed across the mesoregions of this state. We used the three-state Markov Chain model, in which states are defined as dry, wet and rainy. We calculated transition probab...

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Main Authors: Jader da Silva Jale, Sílvio Fernando Alves Xavier Júnior, Érika Fialho Morais Xavier, Tatijana Stošić, Borko Stošić, Tiago Alessandro Espínola Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2019-04-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Technology
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciTechnol/article/view/37186