Multiresolution evaluation of precipitation forecasts over the European Alps

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-62

  Beck, Alexander ^a   Ahrens, Bodo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STATISTICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINGAUGE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 11044224108     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2004/0013-0055     Document Type: Article

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