Rainfall estimation by the WSR-88D for heavy rainfall events

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 416-436

  Baeck, Mary Lynn ^a   Smith, James A ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Flood forecasting; Forecasting method; Radar; Rainfall; United States

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; FLOOD FORECASTING; FORECASTING METHOD; RADAR; RAINFALL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032460765     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(1998)013<0416:REBTWF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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