Radar-rain gauge comparisons under observational uncertainties

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1519-1525

  Ciach, Grzegorz J ^a   Krajewski, Witold F ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINGAUGE;

EID: 0033374955     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1999)038<1519:RRGCUO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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