Dependence of rainfall interception on drop size - A comment

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 217, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 157-163

  Uijlenhoet, R ^a   Stricker, J N M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Interception; Raindrop size distribution; Rainfall; Scaling

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN;

POWER LAW FUNCTION;

HYDROLOGY;

DROPLET; INTERCEPTION; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0033119423     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00004-9     Document Type: Note

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