Precipitation accumulation analysis - Assimilation of radar-gauge measurements and validation of different methods

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4109-4120

  Gregow, E ^a   Saltikoff, E ^a   Albers, S ^b,c   Hohti, H ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARNES OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS; LINEAR ANALYSIS; LOCAL ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION SYSTEMS; PRECIPITATION GAUGES; RADAR DATA; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; REFERENCE METHOD; SURFACE OBSERVATION;

METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RADAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ACCUMULATION; GAUGE; LATITUDE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODEL VALIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; REFLECTIVITY; WEATHER;

FINLAND;

EID: 84886795378     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-4109-2013     Document Type: Article

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