Rainfall characteristics, rainfall reliability and the definition of drought : Baringo District, Kenya
Differing assessments of drought and reliable rainfall by upland cultivators and lowland pastoralists, were compared with the rainfall records of the Baringo District, Kenya. - (AJC)
A probabilistic fire-protection siting model with joint vehicle reliability requirements
A probabilistic fire-protection siting model is described that places capacitated stations, engine companies, and truck companies in such a way that the population or calls covered by an engine and a truck with a joint reliability is maximized.
Reliability of NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data in the Himalayas/Tibetan Plateau
The AA. compare the observational data of pressure and temperature collected at Mt Qomolangma and Mt NQ with the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data. The main aim is to verify the reliability of the NCEP/NCAR data in the extreme high mountain regions.
Reliability: probabilité qu'une année les précipitations excèdent une valeur donnée (exemple dans 90% des cas, 980mm annuels sont dépassés à Addis-Abeba). Cartes établies pour les seuils 70% et 90% après ajustement à la distribution de type Gumbel
Evaluating the occurence of low magnitude floods: a study of the reliability of the annual maximum series method
. A considerable variation in the mutual relation of the two series exists for the stations despite their close proximity, and this seriously questions the utility of the AMS approach for reliable evaluation of the magnitude-frequency relationship for low magnitude
Issues in data collection and reliability in marketing multidimensional scaling studies. Implications for large stimulus sets in Proximity and preference. Problems in the multidimensional analysis of large data sets.
This paper compares a crude 10-year sediment budget published by Schick (1977) for Nahal Yael, a small hyper-arid drainage basin in the southern Negev Desert, with a second 10-year budget determined by more reliable methods. The comparison shows
that the original budget overestimated suspended sediment output by a factor of 4 and underestimated bed material output by a factor of 2. This paper emphasizes the difficulty of obtaining reliable estimates of sediment input to and output from a channel reach
The assessment of land degradation in developing rural areas of South Africa is often hampered by a lack of reliable data. Remote sensing data offers a reliable source of information. In a case study in the Sekgosese district in northern South
This paper describes the development, reliability, and validity of five scales designed to measure perceived freedom in leisure. The scales are based on attribution theory and the concepts of flow, arousal theory, and playfulness. Scales appear
to have acceptable levels of both alpha and test-retest reliability. Initial indications of validity based on interscale correlations, factor structure, and correlation with other variables are also acceptable. The value of the scales for assessment