Estimation of rainfall for flood prediction from WSR-88D reflectivity: A case study, 17-18 October 1994

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 407-415

  Vieux, Baxter E ^a   Bedient, Philip B ^b  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estimation method; Flood forecasting; Precipitation assessment; Radar; Rainfall; Texas; United States

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD FORECASTING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINFALL;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032461719     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(1998)013<0407:EORFFP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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