The use of meteorological analogues to account for LAM QPF uncertainty

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 141-157

  Diomede, T ^a   Nerozzi, F ^a   Paccagnella, T ^a   Todini, E ^b  

^a Regional Hydro Meteorological Service ARPA SIM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD FORECASTING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PREDICTION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RAINGAUGE; RIVER BASIN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 38849190158     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-12-141-2008     Document Type: Article

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