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Jan 1959
Radar for Rainfall Measurements and Storm Tracking
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Volume 85, Issue 1
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Use of radar for quantitative measurement of precipitation, detection and tracking of tornadoes, severe winds, and hailstorms; radar occasionally detects initiation of new precipitation area one to six hours before it reaches regular hourly reporting weather station; river forecaster, hydrologist, and meteorologist can use radar in short range forecasting of rainfall and river stages.
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Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 85 • Issue 1 • January 1959
Pages: 1 - 16
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© 1959 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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Glenn E. Stout
Head, Meteorology Section, Illinois State Water Survey, Urbana, Ill.
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