The effect of radar-based QPE on the Fractions Skill Score used at the QPF verification

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 25, Issue , 2010, Pages 91-95

  Zacharov, P ^a   Rezacova, D ^a  

^a Institute for Atmospheric Physics   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 77950360320     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-25-91-2010     Document Type: Article

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