Topographic bias in mesoscale precipitation networks

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 205-218

  Briggs, P R ^a   Graham Cogley, J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION DATA CORRECTION; PRECIPITATION NETWORK; TOPOGRAPHIC BIAS; TOPOGRAPHICALLY INDUCED ERROR; WEATHER STATIONS ELEVATION;

EID: 0029750340     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<0205:TBIMPN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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