Spatial disaggregation and intensity correction of TRMM-based rainfall time series for hydrological applications in dryland catchments;Désagrégation spatiale et correction d'intensité de TRMM basée séries chronologiques des précipitations pour les applications hydrologiques dans des bassins versants des zones arides

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 248-264

  Tarnavsky, E ^a   Mulligan, M ^b   Husak, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

gamma distribution; hydrology; modelling; precipitation; rainfall intensity; remote sensing; TRMM

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; DRYLAND; DYNAMIC MODELLING; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; GRID CELLS; GROUND BASED MEASUREMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; INFILTRATION PROCESS; MODELLING; RAINFALL INTENSITY; SENEGAL; SPATIAL DISAGGREGATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUB-GRIDS; TRMM; TRMM 3B42; TUNISIA; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ARID REGIONS; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; TIME SERIES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

RAIN GAGES;

CATCHMENT; GAUGE; INFILTRATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE;

SENEGAL; TUNISIA;

EID: 84858217348     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2011.637498     Document Type: Article

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