Operational monitoring of rainfall over the Arno River basin using dual-polarized radar and rain gauges

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1221-1230

  Gorgucci, E ^a   Scarchilli, G ^a   Chandrasekar, V ^b  

^a Istituto di Fisica dell'Atmosfera   (Italy)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; MONITORING; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE;

ITALY, TUSCANY, ARNO RIVER BASIN;

EID: 0030425360     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<1221:OMOROT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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