Estimation of wind-induced error of rainfall gauge measurements using a numerical simulation

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 450-464

  Nešpor, Vladislav ^a   Sevruk, Boris ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; ERROR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINGAUGE; WIND;

EID: 0344771125     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0450:EOWIEO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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