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Radar hydrology : principles, models, and applications / Yang Hong, Jonathan J. Gourley.

By: Hong, Yang, 1973- [author.]Contributor(s): Gourley, Jonathan J [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: (xiv, 174 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceSubject(s): Precipitation (Meteorology) -- Measurement | Precipitation forecasting | Radar meteorology | Radar in hydrology | SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography | SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology | Precipitation forecasting | Precipitation (Meteorology) -- Measurement | Radar in hydrology | Radar meteorologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Radar hydrology.DDC classification: 551.577 LOC classification: QC925 | .H66 2015

Contents:

1. Introduction to basic radar principles -- 2. Radar quantitative precipitation estimation -- 3. Polarimetric radar quantitative precipitation estimation -- 4. Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) algorithm -- 5. Advanced radar technologies for quantitative precipitation estimation -- 6. Radar technologies for observing the water cycle -- 7. Radar QPE for hydrologic modeling -- 8. Flash flooding forecasting.

Summary: Radar Hydrology: Principles, Models, and Applications provides graduate students, operational forecasters, and researchers with a theoretical framework and practical knowledge of radar precipitation estimation. The only text on the market solely devoted to radar hydrology, this comprehensive reference: begins with a brief introduction to radar; focuses on the processing of radar data to arrive at accurate estimates of rainfall; addresses advanced radar sensing principles and applications; covers radar technologies for observing each component of the hydrologic cycle; examines state-of-the-art hydrologic models and their inputs, parameters, state variables, calibration procedures, and outputs; discusses contemporary approaches in data assimilation; concludes with methods, case studies, and prediction system design; includes downloadable MATLAB content.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Female Library	QC925 .H66 2015 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	1	Available	STACKS		51952000211921
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Radar Hydrology: Principles, Models, and Applications provides graduate students, operational forecasters, and researchers with a theoretical framework and practical knowledge of radar precipitation estimation. The only text on the market solely devoted to radar hydrology, this comprehensive reference: begins with a brief introduction to radar; focuses on the processing of radar data to arrive at accurate estimates of rainfall; addresses advanced radar sensing principles and applications; covers radar technologies for observing each component of the hydrologic cycle; examines state-of-the-art hydrologic models and their inputs, parameters, state variables, calibration procedures, and outputs; discusses contemporary approaches in data assimilation; concludes with methods, case studies, and prediction system design; includes downloadable MATLAB content.