Representativity index - precipitation-conterminous USA

Sep 15, 2011 (Last modified Sep 20, 2011)
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This representativity index is based on how many stations exist within a grid of 50 km by 50 km. This number is adjusted by landscape variability, and variability is defined by the number of unique elevation values within a 50 by 50 km window.

A 50 km by 50 km window with only one elevation value (very flat), can be well represented by one station; however a complex landscape like the sierra might need more stations to be better represented. In this raster layer, the higher values represent more uncertainty; lower values represent less uncertainty.
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atmosphere, healy hamilton, uncertainty, miguel fernandez, climate, weather, stations, precipitation
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