Using GIS to investigate spatial and temporal variations in upland rainfall

Transactions in GIS

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-282

  Ferranti, Emma Js ^a   Whyatt, J Duncan ^a   Timmis, Roger J ^b   Davies, Gemma ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; RAIN GAGES;

DESCRIPTORS; ENGLAND; GEOGRAPHICS; RAIN GAUGES; RAINFALL PROCESS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; STUDY AREAS; SUB-REGIONS; SYNOPTIC TYPING; WEATHER TYPES;

RAIN;

GIS; RAINFALL; SPATIAL VARIATION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UPLAND REGION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77955033535     PISSN: 13611682     EISSN: 14679671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9671.2010.01196.x     Document Type: Article

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