Correcting bias in radar Z-R relationships due to uncertainty in point rain gauge networks

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 519, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 1668-1676

  Hasan, Mohammad Mahadi ^a   Sharma, Ashish ^a   Johnson, Fiona ^a   Mariethoz, Gregoire ^a,c,d   Seed, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Error model; Point gauge uncertainty; Radar Z R relationship; SIMEX; Spatial variability; Sub grid variability

Indexed keywords

ERROR MODEL; POINT GAUGE UNCERTAINTY; SIMEX; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SUB-GRID VARIABILITY;

ERROR ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PIXEL; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SPATIAL VARIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84907976686     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.09.060     Document Type: Article

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