Analysis of the spatial coverage of British rainfall fields

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 176, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 97-113

  Onof, Christian ^a   Wheater, Howard S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION; RAINFALL FIELD;

UK;

EID: 0030498658     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(95)02770-X     Document Type: Article

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