Calibration of a rainfall-runoff model using radar and raingauge data

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 41-46

  Lopez, V ^a   Napolitano, F ^a   Russo, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; RADAR; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RAINGAUGE;

EID: 33748073123     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-2-41-2005     Document Type: Article

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