Reduced space optimal interpolation of daily rain gauge precipitation in Switzerland

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 14, 2010, Pages

  Schiemann, R ^a   Liniger, M A ^a   Frei, C ^a  

^a FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; GAGES; INTERPOLATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; SCALE (DEPOSITS); TIME MEASUREMENT;

ADDED VALUES; CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION; COMPLEX TOPOGRAPHIES; DIRECT OBSERVATION; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGHER RESOLUTION; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; INSTRUMENTAL PRECIPITATION; INTERPOLATION TECHNIQUES; NEAR-REAL TIME; OPTIMAL INTERPOLATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; RAIN GAUGES; RECONSTRUCTION METHOD; REDUCED SPACE; SCALE PRECIPITATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL COVARIANCE; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL RECONSTRUCTION; SWITZERLAND; SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

CALIBRATION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INTERPOLATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAINGAUGE; RESOLUTION; SKEWNESS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77955220906     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013047     Document Type: Article

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