Variability of the spatial structure of intense Mediterranean precipitation

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1031-1042

  Berne, A ^a   Delrieu, G ^b   Boudevillain, B ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Precipitation; Structure

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FLOODS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN GAGES; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

ACCUMULATION PERIODS; GEO-STATISTICS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INTENSE RAINFALLS; MEDITERRANEAN PRECIPITATION; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; TIME RESOLUTION;

RAIN;

GEOSTATISTICS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; VARIOGRAM;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 67349246442     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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