Applying digital elevation model to interpolate precipitation

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1471-1478

  Modallakdoust, S ^a   Bayat, F ^b   Soltani, B ^c   Soleimani, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Islamic Republic of Iran Meteorological Organization   (Iran)

Author keywords

DEM; IDW; Iran; Jam and Riz watershed; Optimized exponent; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; ERRORS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INVERSE PROBLEMS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; INVERSE DISTANCE WEIGHTING METHOD; IRAN; OPTIMIZED EXPONENT; PRECIPITATION CHARACTERISTICS; PRECIPITATION GRADIENTS; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

SURVEYING;

EID: 42149175119     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2008.1471.1478     Document Type: Article

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