Rainfall estimation using moving cars as rain gauges – Laboratory experiments

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4701-4712

  Rabiei, E ^a   Haberlandt, U ^a   Sester, M ^a   Fitzner, D ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; MEASUREMENT DEVICE; OBSERVATION NETWORKS; PRECISE MEASUREMENTS; RAINFALL ESTIMATIONS; RAINFALL MEASUREMENTS; SPATIAL ASSESSMENT;

EXPERIMENTS; GAGES; OPTICAL SENSORS; RAIN GAGES; SPEED; WINDSHIELD WIPERS; WINDSHIELDS;

RAIN;

AUTOMOBILE; LABORATORY METHOD; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINGAUGE; SENSOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; VEHICLE COMPONENT;

EID: 84890080350     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-4701-2013     Document Type: Article

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