Hydrological validation of a radar-based nowcasting technique

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 532-549

  Berenguer, Marc ^a   Corral, Carles ^a   Sánchez Diezma, Rafael ^a   Sempere Torres, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPH; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; NOWCASTING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

EID: 26444510304     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM433.1     Document Type: Article

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