Validation of satellite OPEMW precipitation product with ground-based weather radar and rain gauge networks

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3181-3196

  Cimini, D ^a,b   Romano, F ^a   Ricciardelli, E ^a   Di Paola, F ^a   Viggiano, M ^a   Marzano, F S ^b,c   Colaiuda, V ^b   Picciotti, E ^b,d   Vulpiani, G ^e   Cuomo, V ^a,f  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d HIMET Srl   (Italy)

^e DIPARTIMENTO DELLA PROTEZIONE CIVILE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; DATA SET; FLOOD FORECASTING; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR; RAINGAUGE; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ALPS; APENNINES; ITALIAN PENINSULA; ITALY;

EID: 84890104899     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-3181-2013     Document Type: Article

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