A mobile rain radar for high resolution hydrological observations in New Zealand

Journal of Hydrology New Zealand

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 339-360

  Sutherland Stacey, Luke ^a   Shucksmith, Paul ^a   Austin, Geoff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CATCHMENT; FIELDWORK; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADAR; RAINGAUGE; SAMPLING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 82355170131     PISSN: 00221708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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