Long-term high-resolution radar rainfall fields for urban hydrology

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 713-734

  Wright, Daniel B ^a   Smith, James A ^a   Villarini, Gabriele ^b   Baeck, Mary Lynn ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

NEXRAD; Precipitation; Radar; Rain gage networks; Rain gages; Rainfall runoff; Spatial and temporal resolution; Urban hydrology

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADAR; RAIN GAGES; SOIL MOISTURE;

CHARLOTTE , NORTH CAROLINA; NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES; NEXRAD; RAINFALL RUNOFF; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL SCALE; URBAN HYDROLOGY; WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR-1988 DOPPLER;

RAIN;

LONG-TERM CHANGE; NEXRAD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RAINGAUGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WATER BUDGET;

CHARLOTTE; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901827263     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jawr.12139     Document Type: Article

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