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Analysis of radar-rainfall error characteristics and implications for streamflow simulation uncertainty

Analyse des caractéristiques des erreurs de radar pluviométrique et implications pour l'incertitude des simulations d'écoulement

EMAD HABIB Department of Civil Engineering and Center for Louisiana Water Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, PO Box 42291, Lafayette, Louisiana, 70504-2291, USA E-mail: [email protected]
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ANANDA V. ADUVALA Department of Civil Engineering and Center for Louisiana Water Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, PO Box 42291, Lafayette, Louisiana, 70504-2291, USA E-mail: [email protected]
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EHAB A. MESELHE Department of Civil Engineering and Center for Louisiana Water Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, PO Box 42291, Lafayette, Louisiana, 70504-2291, USA E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 568-587 | Received 31 Aug 2006, Accepted 22 Feb 2008, Published online: 18 Jan 2010

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