Sampling errors in radar estimates of rainfall

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D2, 2000, Pages 2247-2257

  Jordan, Phillip ^a   Seed, Alan ^b   Austin, Geoff ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; SAMPLING;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0033746074     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900130     Document Type: Article

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