Using probabilistic radar rainfall nowcasts and NWP forecasts for flow prediction in urban catchments

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages 80-95

  Liguori, S ^a   Rico Ramirez, M A ^a   Schellart, A N A ^b   Saul, A J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow; Probabilistic forecasts; QPF; STEPS ensemble; Urban catchment; Urban drainage

Indexed keywords

FLOW; PROBABILISTIC FORECASTS; QPF; STEPS ENSEMBLE; URBAN CATCHMENT; URBAN DRAINAGE;

CATCHMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; QUALITY CONTROL; RUNOFF; WEATHER FORECASTING;

RAIN;

CATCHMENT; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROBABILITY; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN DRAINAGE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 82755194739     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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