Virginia Agricultural Experiment StationKline, D. EarlReid, John F.Woeste, Frank E.2015-08-072015-08-071982http://hdl.handle.net/10919/56341A computer model of hourly dry-bulb temperatures was developed for Blacksburg, Virgi nia, from a 9-year sample of hourly dry-bulb temperature data. The periodic variations over the course of a year were estimated by least-square approximation. A first order Markov chain model was used to simulate the stochastic nature of temperature. These two models were combined to simulate years of hourly dry-bulb temperatures.x, 27 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and Virginia Tech.S123 .E22Evapotranspiration -- Measurement -- Mathematical modelsExtension publication10630499