Bias-adjusted satellite-based rainfall estimates for predicting floods: Narayani Basin

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 360-373

  Shrestha, M S ^a   Artan, G A ^b   Bajracharya, S R ^a   Gautam, D K ^c   Tokar, S A ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT   (Nepal)

^b EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

^c Technology and Environment   (Nepal)

^d UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias adjustment; Flood prediction; Nepal; Satellite rainfall estimates

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOW MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROMETRY; INTERPOLATION; KRIGING; PREDICTION; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAMFLOW; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

GANDAKI BASIN; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 81155145980     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2011.01121.x     Document Type: Article

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