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Rainfall estimation from in situ soil moisture observations at several sites in Europe: an evaluation of the SM2RAIN algorithm Cover

Rainfall estimation from in situ soil moisture observations at several sites in Europe: an evaluation of the SM2RAIN algorithm

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics
Volume 63 (2015): Issue 3 (September 2015)
By: Luca Brocca,  Christian Massari,  Luca Ciabatta,  Tommaso Moramarco,  Daniele Penna,  Giulia Zuecco,  Luisa Pianezzola,  Marco Borga,  Patrick Matgen and  José Martínez-Fernández  
Open Access
|Jun 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2015-0016 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
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Language: English
Page range: 201 - 209
Submitted on: Nov 8, 2014
Accepted on: Jan 13, 2015
Published on: Jun 25, 2015
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology; Institute of Hydrodynamics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Rainfall,
Soil moisture,
In situ observations,
Experimental sites,
SM2RAIN.
Related subjects:
Engineering,
Introductions and overviews,
Engineering, other

© 2015 Luca Brocca, Christian Massari, Luca Ciabatta, Tommaso Moramarco, Daniele Penna, Giulia Zuecco, Luisa Pianezzola, Marco Borga, Patrick Matgen, José Martínez-Fernández, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology; Institute of Hydrodynamics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
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