Estimation of regionally specific Z-R relationships for radar-based hydrologic prediction

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2010: Challenges of Change - Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 4668-4680

  Rendon, Samuel ^a   Vieux, Baxter ^a   Pathak, Chandra S ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b South Florida Water Management District   (United States)

Author keywords

Estimation; Hydrology; Predictions; Radar

Indexed keywords

BIAS CORRECTION; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION; HYDROLOGY PREDICTION; OPERATIONAL DECISIONS; PREDICTIONS; RADAR CHARACTERISTICS; RAIN GAUGES; RAINFALL ESTIMATES; RAINFALL ESTIMATIONS; SOUTH FLORIDA; TROPICAL STORMS;

CLIMATOLOGY; ESTIMATION; FORECASTING; GAGES; HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RADAR; RAIN GAGES; STANDARDS; STORMS; WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

RAIN;

EID: 77954994858     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41114(371)474     Document Type: Conference Paper

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