A grid-based distributed flood forecasting model for use with weather radar data: Part 1. Formulation

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 265-281

  Bell, V A ^a   Moore, R J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD FORECASTING; FORECASTING METHOD; MODEL VALIDATION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0032430979     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-2-265-1998     Document Type: Article

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