Catastrophic rainfall from an upslope thunderstorm in the central appalachians: The Rapidan storm of June 27, 1995

Water Resources Research

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3099-3113

  Smith, James A ^a   Baeck, Mary Lynn ^a   Steiner, Matthias ^a   Miller, Andrew J ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN; SURFACE WATER; WATER;

BOUNDARY LAYER; BUDGET; CATCHMENT; ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION; RIVER; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES; VELOCITY; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER;

FLOOD DISCHARGE; PRECIPITATION EFFICIENCY; RAINFALL; STORM DISCHARGE; THUNDERSTORM;

USA, VIRGINIA, RAPIDAN RIVER;

EID: 0029659588     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR02107     Document Type: Article

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