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In this paper we define a new probabilistic model (which we call p-Weibull), considering the Weibull distribution function with an additional parameter, related to the probability of a wet day. We show that from this model and a classification method (for instance the pyramidal one) several climatic regions can be delimited. Each region can be characterized in terms of the same p-Weibull model in order to simulate daily precipitation in each region and any period of time. As an example we get several climatic regions in Catalonia.
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Conde, J., Colomer, M.A., Capdevila, C., Gil, A. (2000). On Pyramidal Classification in the Delimitation of Climatic Regions in Catalonia. In: Decker, R., Gaul, W. (eds) Classification and Information Processing at the Turn of the Millennium. Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57280-7_8
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