A new module for the tracking of radar-derived precipitation with model-derived winds

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 10, Issue , 2007, Pages 77-83

  Winterrath, T ^a   Rosenow, W ^a  

^a DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ALGORITHM; NOWCASTING; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR; SHADING; TRACKING; WIND FIELD;

EID: 34247555352     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-10-77-2007     Document Type: Article

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