Evaluation of precipitation products for global hydrological prediction

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 388-407

  Voisin, Nathalie ^a   Wood, Andrew W ^a   Lettenmaier, Dennis P ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; DATA SET; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; RIVER BASIN; RUNOFF; SATELLITE DATA; STREAMFLOW; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 58049083608     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JHM938.1     Document Type: Article

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