Geo-spatial grid-based transformations of precipitation estimates using spatial interpolation methods

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-39

  Teegavarapu, Ramesh S V ^a   Meskele, Tadesse ^b   Pathak, Chandra S ^c  

^a Florida Atlantic University   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilinear interpolation; Geo spatial transformation; Hydrologic rainfall analysis project (HRAP); NEXRAD; Precipitation estimates; Resampling methods; Spatial interpolation methods; Weighting methods

Indexed keywords

BILINEAR INTERPOLATION; GEO-SPATIAL; HYDROLOGIC RAINFALL ANALYSIS PROJECT (HRAP); NEXRAD; RESAMPLING METHOD; SPATIAL INTERPOLATION METHOD; WEIGHTING METHODS;

GAGES; RADAR; RAIN GAGES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

INTERPOLATION;

HYDROLOGY; INTERPOLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856610237     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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