Performance of an Optical Spectro Pluviometer in measuring basic rain erosivity characteristics

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 218, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 142-156

  Salles, C ^a   Poesen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Kinetic energy; Momentum; Optical spectro pluviometer; Raindrop size; Raindrop velocity

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DROP FORMATION; EROSION; INFRARED DEVICES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

OPTICAL SPECTRO PLUVIOMETER (OSP); RAIN EROSIVITY; RAINDROP SIZE;

RAIN;

EROSIVITY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; RAINFALL;

EID: 0033599995     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00031-1     Document Type: Article

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