Definition and impact of a quality index for radar-based reference measurements in the H-SAF precipitation product validation

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2695-2705

  Rinollo, A ^a   Vulpiani, G ^a   Puca, S ^a   Pagliara, P ^a   Kanak J ^b   Labo E ^c   Okon, L' ^b   Roulin, E ^d   Baguis, P ^d   Cattani, E ^e   Laviola, S ^e   Levizzani, V ^e  

^a Italian Civil Protection Department   (Italy)

^b SLOVAK HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^c HUNGARIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE   (Hungary)

^d ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^e INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA QUALITY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RADAR; RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE SENSOR;

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EID: 84897421153     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-13-2695-2013     Document Type: Article

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