Radar analysis of cloud systems and their rainfall yield in Israel

Israel Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 63-76

  Goldreich, Yair ^a   Mozes, Hanan ^a   Rosenfeld, Daniel ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD CLASSIFICATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 3242656637     PISSN: 00212164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/G68K-30MN-D5V0-KUHU     Document Type: Article

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