Use of entropy and clustering analysis for the evaluation of water resources potential availability in the Northeastern Brazil

Use of entropy and clustering analysis for the evaluation of water resources potential availability in the Northeastern Brazil

The aim of this study was to define, based on Shannon entropy theory and on cluster analysis and metrics to represent the randomness of the intensity and occurrence of monthly rainfall and using these metrics to evaluate the potential availability of water resources (PAWR) in northeastern Brazil. He...

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Main Authors: Francisco Salviano Sousa, Solange Salviano Sousa, Roni Valter de Souza Guedes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi) 2010-08-01
Series:Revista Ambiente & Água
Subjects:
Information theory of Shannon
precipitation
k-means
Online Access:http://www.ambi-agua.net/seer/index.php/ambi-agua/article/view/431

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