Numerical simulation studies of rain gage data correction due to wind effect

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D16, 1999, Pages 19723-19733

  Habib, Emad ^a   Krajewski, Witold F ^a   Nespor, Vladislav ^a   Kruger, Anton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; WIND;

EID: 17044369582     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900228     Document Type: Article

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