Modelling the physical characteristics of simulated rainfall: A comparison with natural rainfall

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 336-347

  Assouline, S ^a   El Idrissi, A ^b   Persoons, E ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; KINETIC ENERGY;

RAIN;

DROPLET SIZE; DROPLET VELOCITY; FRAGMENTATION PROCESS; KINETIC ENERGY; MODELLING; SIMULATED RAINFALL;

EID: 0031238631     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03256-8     Document Type: Article

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