A statistical approach to ground radar-rainfall estimation

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1720-1732

  Tadesse, Alemu ^a   Anagnostou, Emmanouil N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GROUND RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATION;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

DOPPLER RADAR; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 30344439802     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1796.1     Document Type: Article

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