Investigating spatial downscaling of satellite rainfall data for streamflow simulation in a medium-sized basin

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1063-1079

  Rahman, Sayma ^a   Bagtzoglou, Amvrossios C ^a   Hossain, Faisal ^b   Tang, Ling ^b   Yarbrough, Lance D ^c   Easson, Greg ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Tennessee Technological University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWNSCALING; DRAINAGE BASIN; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PREDICTION; RAINFALL; RIVER BASIN; SATELLITE DATA; STREAMFLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77952686141     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JHM1072.1     Document Type: Article

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