Modeling Rainfall Variability over Urban Areas: A Case Study for Kuwait
This study examines the spatial and temporal variability of monthly total rainfall data obtained from weather stations located in the urban areas of Kuwait. The rainfall data are analyzed by considering statistics on a seasonal basis and by means of periodogram technique to reveal the periods respon...
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| description | This study examines the spatial and temporal variability of monthly total rainfall data obtained from weather stations located in the urban areas of Kuwait. The rainfall data are analyzed by considering statistics on a seasonal basis and by means of periodogram technique to reveal the periods responsible for the variable pattern. The results demonstrate similarity implying that a point estimate of rainfall data can be considered spatially representative over the urban areas of Kuwait. A sinusoidal model triggering the influence of the detected periods is developed accordingly for the time duration from January 1965 to December 2009. The model is capable of describing the rainfall data with some discrepancies between the actual and calculated values resulting from hidden periods that have not been taken into account. This finding suggests that the ability to construct a more reliable model would require a wider range of historical data to detect the other periods affecting the rainfall pattern. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-54b65b84d371415bb63447156e495e132025-02-03T01:24:04ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/980738980738Modeling Rainfall Variability over Urban Areas: A Case Study for KuwaitJaber Almedeij0Civil Engineering Department, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, KuwaitThis study examines the spatial and temporal variability of monthly total rainfall data obtained from weather stations located in the urban areas of Kuwait. The rainfall data are analyzed by considering statistics on a seasonal basis and by means of periodogram technique to reveal the periods responsible for the variable pattern. The results demonstrate similarity implying that a point estimate of rainfall data can be considered spatially representative over the urban areas of Kuwait. A sinusoidal model triggering the influence of the detected periods is developed accordingly for the time duration from January 1965 to December 2009. The model is capable of describing the rainfall data with some discrepancies between the actual and calculated values resulting from hidden periods that have not been taken into account. This finding suggests that the ability to construct a more reliable model would require a wider range of historical data to detect the other periods affecting the rainfall pattern.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/980738 |
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| title | Modeling Rainfall Variability over Urban Areas: A Case Study for Kuwait |
| title_full | Modeling Rainfall Variability over Urban Areas: A Case Study for Kuwait |
| title_fullStr | Modeling Rainfall Variability over Urban Areas: A Case Study for Kuwait |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling Rainfall Variability over Urban Areas: A Case Study for Kuwait |
| title_short | Modeling Rainfall Variability over Urban Areas: A Case Study for Kuwait |
| title_sort | modeling rainfall variability over urban areas a case study for kuwait |
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