Accuracy of rainfall measurement for scales or hydrological interest

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 531-543

  Wood, S J ^a   Jones, D A ^a   Moore, R J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Radar; Rainfall; Raingauge

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DATA QUALITY; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE;

BRUE CATCHMENT; ENGLAND(SOMERSET); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034444185     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-4-531-2000     Document Type: Article

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