Rainfall forecasting in a mountainous region using a weather radar and ground meteorological observations

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 247-252

  Dolcine L ^a   Andrieu, H ^a   French, M N ^b  

^a Centre de Nantes Division Eau   (France)

^b University of Louisville   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAINFALL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

FRANCE, CEVENNES;

EID: 0031396114     PISSN: 00791946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-1946(97)00148-1     Document Type: Article

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