Applications of statistical models to synchronous climate variables : a case study of temperature and dew point for College Station, Texas /

acceptability of fit for each month-hour. Each variable was

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Brien, Charles F., 1971-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:acceptability of fit for each month-hour. Each variable was
acceptable at a significance level of 0.05. Because of these
and dew point data, heat index values were calculated from
and dew point depression values could be transformed to
bivariate normal distribution, only three were considered
Calculations of the U[] and U[] statistics using a
classes and subjected to the same normality tests. Results
College Station using a generalized form of the beta
Concurrent hourly temperature-dew point and temperature-dew
criterion (again at the 0.05 significance level). Month-hour
distribution and regression techniques.
distribution for the six months of January, March, May, July,
distribution were transformed by use of power
each observation for the months of June, July, August, and
from this procedure also proved negative. Using temperature
independently tested for normality before being applied to
mos. x 24 hrs. x 2 moisture variables) applied to the
point depression data were fitted to the bivariate normal
probabilities of the heat index was successfully produced for
resemble a bivariate normal distribution. Of the 288 cases (6
results, data was further divided up into wind direction
September, and November for College Station, Texas.
September. A method for approximating monthly cumulative
significance level of 0.05 were used to determine the
the bivariate normal distribution using criteria limits for
the coefficients of skewness and kurtosis, and the Cornu
transformations. Generally speaking, temperature, dew point,
variables which did not possess characteristics of a normal
Item Description:"Major subject: Meteorology".
Vita.
Physical Description:xiii, 119 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.