Modulation of homogeneous space-time rainfall cascades to account for orographic influences

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 427-437

  Badas, M G ^a   Deidda, R ^a   Piga, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HOMOGENEITY; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINGAUGE; WATERSHED;

EID: 33747138602     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-6-427-2006     Document Type: Article

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