An intercomparison study of NEXRAD precipitation estimates

Water Resources Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2035-2045

  Smith, James A ^a   Seo, Dong Jun ^b   Baeck, Mary Lynn ^a   Hudlow, Michael D ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

PRECIPITATION; PROCESSING; SAMPLING; SUMMER; TELECOMMUNICATION; WEATHER; WINTER;

PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL ANALYSIS; RAINGUAGE DATA;

EID: 0029662869     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR00270     Document Type: Article

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