Radar adjusted data versus modelled precipitation: A case study over Cyprus

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages 85-90

  Casaioli, M ^a   Mariani, S ^a,b   Accadia, C ^a,f   Gabella, M ^c   Michaelides, S ^d   Speranza, A ^e   Tartaglione, N ^e  

^a Agenzia per la Protezione dell'Ambiente e per i Servizi Tecnici APAT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^d Meteorological Service of Cyprus   (Cyprus)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^f EUMETSAT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR IMAGERY; RAINFALL;

ASIA; CYPRUS; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33646363062     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-7-85-2006     Document Type: Article

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