Accuracy of rainfall estimates by two radars in the same Alpine environment using gage adjustment

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D6, 2001, Pages 5139-5150

  Gabella, Marco ^a   Joss, Jürg ^b   Perona, Giovanni ^a   Galli, Gianmario ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 0034956210     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900487     Document Type: Article

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