Radar-based quantitative precipitation estimation over Mediterranean and dry climate regimes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 20, 2007, Pages

  Morin, Efrat ^a   Gabella, Marco ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; INTERPOLATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CLIMATIC REGION; DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 37249094172     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008206     Document Type: Article

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