Measurement and parameterization of rainfall microstructure

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 328, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Uijlenhoet, Remko ^a   Sempere Torres, Daniel ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continuum limit; Precipitation; Raindrop size distribution; Rainfall microstructure; Weather radar

Indexed keywords

EROSION; HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SOILS; VEGETATION;

CONTINUUM LIMIT; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; RAINFALL MICROSTRUCTURE; SOIL EROSION;

RAIN;

EROSION; HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; SOILS; VEGETATION;

MICROCLIMATE; RAINDROP; RAINFALL;

EID: 33746862599     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.11.038     Document Type: Article

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