Experimental and numerical studies of small-scale rainfall measurements and variability

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 131-138

  Krajewski, W F ^a   Kruger, A ^a   Nespor, V ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

Disdrometer; Radar; Rainfall measurements

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; OPTICAL SENSORS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RAIN GAGES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND;

DISDROMETERS; TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GAGES;

RAIN;

RAIN;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMIDITY; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER SAMPLING; WIND;

EID: 0031689736     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00325-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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