Precipitation products from the hydrology SAF

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1959-1981

  Mugnai, A ^a   Casella, D ^a   Cattani, E ^a   Dietrich, S ^a   Laviola, S ^a   Levizzani, V ^a   Panegrossi, G ^a   Petracca, M ^a   Sano P ^a   Di Paola, F ^b   Biron, D ^c   De Leonibus, L ^c   Melfi, D ^c   Rosci, P ^c   Vocino, A ^c   Zauli, F ^c   Pagliara, P ^d   Puca, S ^d   Rinollo, A ^d   Milani, L ^e   Porcu F ^e   Gattari, F ^f   more..

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Centro Nazionale di Meteorologia e Climatologia Aeronautica (CNMCA)   (Italy)

^d DIPARTIMENTO DELLA PROTEZIONE CIVILE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^f TELESPAZIO S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SATELLITE MISSION; SEVIRI; SNOW; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 84881405639     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-13-1959-2013     Document Type: Article

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