Climatological Z-R relationship for radar rainfall estimation in the upper Ping river basin

ScienceAsia

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-222

  Mapiam, Punpim Puttaraksa ^a   Sriwongsitanon, Nutchanart ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Climatological Z R relationship; Omkoi radar station; Radar rainfall estimation; Upper Ping river basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949091367     PISSN: 15131874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2008.34.215     Document Type: Article

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