Temporal sampling requirements for automatic rain gauges

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1253-1260

  Nystuen, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; INSTRUMENTATION; RAINGAUGE;

EID: 0033062314     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<1253:TSRFAR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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