Accuracy of radar rainfall estimates for streamflow simulation

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 267, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 26-39

  Borga, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydrological modelling; Hydrological radar experiment; Probability distributed moisture; Radar hydrology; Radar rainfall; Vertical profile of reflectivity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERRORS; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RAIN; STREAM FLOW;

RADAR RAINFALL;

HYDROLOGY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; STREAMFLOW;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036784094     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(02)00137-3     Document Type: Article

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