On the scale-dependent propagation of hydrologic uncertainty using high-resolution X-band radar rainfall estimates

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages 96-105

  Vieux, B E ^a   Imgarten, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed hydrologic modeling; Physics based; Radar; Rainfall; Runoff; S band; Urban and rural flood forecasting; Vflo; Watershed response; X band

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGIC MODELING; PHYSICS-BASED; S-BAND; URBAN AND RURAL FLOOD FORECASTING; VFLO; X-BAND;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; GAGES; HEAVY WATER; LANDFORMS; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLARIMETERS; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; RADAR; RANDOM ERRORS; RUNOFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

RAIN;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOODING; HYDROGRAPH; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGY; RAINFALL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 82755182933     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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