Rainfall measurement in Canada: Changing observational methods and archive adjustment procedures

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 92-101

  Metcalfe, J R ^a   Routledge, B ^a   Devine, K ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION; RAINFALL MEASUREMENT; RAINGAUGE;

CANADA;

EID: 0030692844     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<0092:RMICCO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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