Comparison of calibration methods for the reconstruction of space-time rainfall fields during a rain enhancement experiment in Southern Italy

Environmetrics

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 812-834

  Orasi, Arianna ^a   Lasinio, G Jona ^b   Ferrari, Clarissa ^c  

^a APAT   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calibration; Dynamic linear model; Kalman filter; Kriging; Radar; Rainfall; Space time

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; KALMAN FILTER; KRIGING; RADAR; RAINGAUGE; RECONSTRUCTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350446639     PISSN: 11804009     EISSN: 1099095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/env.956     Document Type: Article

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