Value of a dual-polarized gap-filling radar in support of southern california post-fire debris-flow warnings

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1581-1595

  Jorgensen, David P ^a   Hanshaw, Maiana N ^b   Schmidt, Kevin M ^b   Laber, Jayme L ^c   Staley, Dennis M ^d   Kean, Jason W ^d   Restrepo, Pedro J ^c  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex terrain; Flood events; Radars Radar observations; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPLEX TERRAIN; DEBRIS FLOW; DOPPLER RADAR; FLOODING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TRIGGER MECHANISM; WILDFIRE;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80755180496     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-11-05.1     Document Type: Article

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