Continuous forecasting and evaluation of derived Z-R relationships in a sparse rain gauge network using NEXRAD

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 175-182

  Rendon, Samuel H ^a   Vieux, Baxter E ^a   Pathak, Chandra S ^b  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias correction; Default Z R relationships; Hydrology; NEXRAD; Radar; Rain gauges; Rainfall; Water management; WSR 88D

Indexed keywords

BIAS CORRECTION; DEFAULT Z-R RELATIONSHIPS; NEXRAD; RAIN GAUGES; WSR-88D;

FORECASTING; GAGES; HYDROLOGY; RADAR; RAIN; WATER MANAGEMENT;

RAIN GAGES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; FORECASTING METHOD; HYDROLOGY; KALMAN FILTER; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84881343334     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000579     Document Type: Article

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