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Stochastic daily rainfall generation on tropical islands with complex topography
Lionel Benoit
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, 96822 Honolulu, Hawai`i, USA
GePaSud Laboratory, University of French Polynesia, 98702 Faa'a,
Tahiti, French Polynesia
now at: Biostatistics and Spatial Processes (BioSP), INRAE, 84914
Avignon CEDEX 9, France
Lydie Sichoix
GePaSud Laboratory, University of French Polynesia, 98702 Faa'a,
Tahiti, French Polynesia
Alison D. Nugent
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, 96822 Honolulu, Hawai`i, USA
Matthew P. Lucas
Department of Geography, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, 96822
Honolulu, Hawai`i, USA
Thomas W. Giambelluca
Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, 96822 Honolulu, Hawai`i, USA
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Short summary
This study presents a probabilistic model able to reproduce the spatial patterns of rainfall on tropical islands with complex topography. It sheds new light on rainfall variability at the island scale, and explores the links between rainfall patterns and atmospheric circulation. The proposed model has been tested on two islands of the tropical Pacific, and demonstrates good skills in simulating both site-specific and island-scale rain behavior.
This study presents a probabilistic model able to reproduce the spatial patterns of rainfall on...
