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Applications of the MVWG Multivariable Stochastic Weather Generator

Table 1

Central points (CP) and border points (BP) of the polygons, defined for interpolation of the WG parameters, as well as the average distance (D_CP-BPs) and the mean altitude difference (AD_CP-BPs) between the central point and the border points.


#	Central point (CP)	Border points (BPs)	Number of BPs	D_CP-BPs (km)	AD_CP-BPs (m)

1	CHNC	COSC, GRNC, GRSC	3	132	88
2	COOH	DAOH, HUWV, MAOH	3	131	65
3	WAIA	DEIA, MOIL, ROMN	3	168	83
4	DAOH	COOH, FOIN, LEKY	3	157	37
5	LOKY	EVIN, ININ, LEKY, NATN	4	171	78
6	ATGA	AHGA, CHTN, COSC, MAGA	4	135	140
7	TUOK	FOAR, OKOK, SPMO, WIKS	4	202	160
8	COMO	DEIA, KAMO, MOIL, SPMO, STMO	5	247	75
9	HUAL	CHTN, BIAL, METN, NATN	4	182	34
10	TOKS	DEIA, OMNE, SPMO, WIKS	4	273	103
11	EVIN	ININ, NATN, STMO	3	235	81
12	LIAR	FOAR, JAMS, METN, SHLA, SPMO	5	267	79
13	DEIA	COMO, MOIL, ROMN, SIIA, TOKS	5	287	62
14	DEIA	MIMN, NOVA, SPIL, SPMO	4	389	104
15	STMO	EVIN, METN, MOIL, SPMO	4	321	91
16	METN	EVIN, HUAL, JAMS, LIAR, SPMO, STMO	6	335	90
17	FOTN	LIAR, OKOK, SHLA, SPMO, TUOK	5	244	138
18	EVIN	CHTN, HUAL, ININ, LEKY, METN, SPIL, STMO	7	312	90
19	STMO	DEIA, FOTN, HUAL, ININ, KAMO, LIAR, LOKY, ROIL, WAIA	9	442	72
20	STMO	LEKY, ROMN, SHLA	3	625	151

Abbreviations for the stations: AHGA: Athens, GA; ATGA: Atlanta, GA; BIAL: Birmingham, AL; CHNC: Charlotte, NC; CHTN: Chattanooga, TN; COOH: Columbus, OH; COMO: Columbia, MO; COSC: Columbia, SC; DAOH: Dayton, OH; DEIA: Des Moines, IA; EVIN: Evansville, IN; FOAR: Fort Smith, AR; FOIN: Fort Wayne, IN; FOTN: Fort Smith, TN; GRNC: Greensboro, NC; GRSC: Greenville, SC; HUAL: Huntsville, AL; HUWV: Huntington, WV; ININ: Indianapolis, IN; JAMS: Jackson, MS; KAMO: Kansas City, MO; LEKY: Lexington, KY; LIAR: Little Rock, AR; LOKY: Louisville, KY; MAGA: Macon Lewis, GA; MAOH: Mansfield, OH; METN: Memphis, TN; MIMN: Minneapolis, MN; MOIL: Moline, IL; NATN: Nashville, TN; NOVA: Norfolk, VA; OKOK: Oklahoma City, OK; OMNE: Omaha, NE; ROIL: Rockford, IL; ROMN: Rochester, MN; SHLA: Shreveport, LA; SIIA: Sioux City, IA; SPIL: Springfield, IL; SPMO: Springfield, MO; STMO: St Louis, MO; TOKS: Topeka, KS; TUOK: Tulsa, OK; WAIA: Waterloo, IA; WIKS: Wichita, KS.