Uncertainty quantification of mean-areal radar-rainfall estimates

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 206-215

  Anagnostou, Emmanouil N ^a,c   Krajewski, Witold F ^a   Smith, James ^b  

^a University of Iowa ^*  (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINFALL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032732427     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0206:UQOMAR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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