Comparing mean areal precipitation estimates from NEXRAD and rain gauge networks

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-124

  Johnson, Dennis ^a   Smith, Michael ^b   Koren, Victor ^b   Finnerty, Bryce ^c  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Engr Dewberry and Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RAIN GAGES; RUNOFF; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

MEAN AREAL PRECIPITATION VALUES; NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FORECAST SYSTEM; NEXT GENERATION WEATHER RADAR; OPERATIONAL FORECAST SYSTEM;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ACQUISITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; RAINGAUGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033117636     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(1999)4:2(117)     Document Type: Article

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