Systematic correction of precipitation gauge observations using analyzed meteorological variables

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 290, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 161-177

  Michelson, Daniel B ^a  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Correction; Disaggregation; Errors; Gauge; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

GAGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; ORIFICES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

DYNAMIC CORRECTION MODELS (DCM);

HYDROLOGY;

ERROR CORRECTION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINGAUGE;

BALTIC REGION; EURASIA;

EID: 1842531163     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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