An algorithm for real-time rainfall rate estimation by using polarimetric radar: RIME

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 227-240

  Silvestro, Francesco ^a   Rebora, Nicola ^a   Ferraris, Luca ^a,b  

^a CIMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADAR IMAGERY; RAINFALL; REAL TIME;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LIGURIA; SAVONA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 65349096259     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JHM1015.1     Document Type: Article

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