An evaluation of a high-resolution hydrometeorological modeling system for prediction of a cool-season flood event in a coastal mountainous watershed

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 161-180

  Westrick, Kenneth J ^a   Mass, Clifford F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0035532404     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2001)002<0161:AEOAHR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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