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http://dx.doi.org/10.5351/KJAS.2016.29.3.425

Analysis of the Korean peninsula precipitation using inverse statistics methodology  

Min, Seungsik (Department of Natural Science, Korea Naval Academy)
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The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics / v.29, no.3, 2016 , pp. 425-435 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we analyze the inverse statistics of rainfall for 12 regions from 1973 to 2014. We obtain a probability density function f(x) of daily rainfall x, and $f({\tau}_{\rho})$ of the first passage time ${\tau}_{\rho}$ for a given ${\rho}$. Lastly, we derive the relation between ${\rho}$ and ${\tau}_{mean}({\rho})$, i.e., the averaged value of ${\tau}_{\rho}$. The analyses result in the x and ${\tau}_{\rho}$ have stretched exponential distributions. Also, ${\tau}_{mean}({\rho})$ has the form of a stretched exponential function. We derive the shape parameter ${\beta}$ of the distribution, and analyze the characteristics of 12 regional rainfalls.
Keywords
precipitation; rainfall; inverse statistics; probability density function; stretched exponential distribution;
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