Quality index scheme for quantitative uncertainty characterization of radar-based precipitation

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 407-420

  Szturc, Jan ^a   Ośródka, Katarzyna ^a   Jurczyk, Anna ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT   (Poland)

Author keywords

Precipitation; Quality; Uncertainty; Weather radar

Indexed keywords

EID: 82355175590     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/met.230     Document Type: Article

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