Overview of methods for the verification of quantitative precipitation forecasts

Precipitation: Advances in Measurement, Estimation and Prediction

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 419-452

  Rossa, Andrea ^a   Nurmi, Pertti ^b   Ebert, Elizabeth ^c  

^a ARPA Veneto   (Italy)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 84892359434     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-77655-0_16     Document Type: Chapter

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