Impact of ASAR soil moisture data on the MM5 precipitation forecast for the Tanaro flood event of April 2009

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3135-3149

  Panegrossi, G ^a   Ferretti, R ^a   Pulvirenti, L ^b   Pierdicca, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ENVISAT-1; FLOOD; IMAGE RESOLUTION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINGAUGE; SOIL MOISTURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 82955173016     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-3135-2011     Document Type: Article

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