Time-dependent Z-R relationships for estimating rainfall fields from radar measurements

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 149-158

  Alfieri, L ^a,b   Claps, P ^a   Laio, F ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE;

ITALY;

EID: 76649108235     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-10-149-2010     Document Type: Article

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