A dynamic GIS-multicriteria technique for siting the NASA-Clark Atlanta urban rain gauge network

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1346-1363

  Shepherd, J Marshall ^a   Taylor, Olayiwola O ^b   Garza, Carlos ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLOUDS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; URBAN PLANNING;

MULTICRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS (MCDA); URBAN HEAT ISLANDS (UHI); URBANIZATION;

RAIN;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GIS; LAND USE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINGAUGE; REMOTE SENSING;

ATLANTA; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 5044237705     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<1346:ADGTFS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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