Estimation of areal precipitation for runoff modelling using wind data: A case study in Sweden

Climate Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-61

  Johansson, Barbro ^a   Chen, Deliang ^b,c  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c China Meteorological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Airflow; Areal precipitation; Interpolation; Orographic enhancement; Rainfall runoff modelling; Spatial distribution; Sweden

Indexed keywords

MODELING; RUNOFF;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WORLD;

EID: 23444453883     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr029053     Document Type: Article

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