Radar products for hydrological applications in the UK

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-103

  Harrison, Dawn Lesley ^a   Norman, Katie ^a   Pierce, Clive ^a   Gaussiat, Nicolas ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floods Floodworks; Hydrology Water resource; Weather

Indexed keywords

ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEMS; ERROR CHARACTERISTICS; FLOOD FORECASTING MODELS; HIGH RESOLUTION; KEY INPUT; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; PRECIPITATION FORECAST; PRECIPITATION RATES; QUALITY INDICES; RADAR DATA; RADAR PRODUCTS; REFLECTIVITY DATA; SCAN DATA; WEATHER;

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; REFLECTION; WATER RESOURCES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLOOD FORECASTING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; RADAR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860121736     PISSN: 17417589     EISSN: 17517729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/wama.2012.165.2.89     Document Type: Article

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