Rainfall regionalization on the basis of the precipitation convective features using a raingauge network and weather radar observations

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 415-426

  Llasat, Maria Carmen ^a   Ceperuelo, Manuel ^a   Rigo, Tomeu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Catalonia; Convective precipitation; Rainfall; Rainfall regionalization; Spain; Weather radar

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR REFLECTION;

CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION; HYDROGRAPHIC REGION; RAINFALL REGIONALIZATION; SPAIN;

RAIN;

PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33846625558     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2005.08.014     Document Type: Article

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