Analysis of highly accurate rain intensity measurements from a field test site

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 25, Issue , 2010, Pages 37-44

  Lanza, L G ^a   Vuerich, E ^b   Gnecco, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Italian Meteorological Service   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINGAUGE;

EID: 77949367843     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-25-37-2010     Document Type: Article

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