A spatial decision support system for radar-meteorology data in South Africa

Transactions in GIS

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-244

  Löwe, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DIGITAL RADIO; EXPERT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; METEOROLOGY; RADIO BROADCASTING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DATA CONTINUITY; RADAR METEOROLOGY; RESOURCE ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; STATION NETWORK; SUPPORT SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY RADAR; WEATHER INFORMATION; WEATHER SERVICES;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

DATA INTERPRETATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GIS; METEOROLOGY; RADAR;

EID: 12144291317     PISSN: 13611682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9671.2004.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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