Precipitation: measurement and space time variability
Precipitation: measurement and space time variability
Editor(s): R. Uijlenhoet, H. Leijnse, and P. Molnar
The purpose of the special issue is to provide an overview of recent advances and future directions concerning the measurement of precipitation from the local to the global scale and the characterization of its space-time variability.

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29 Apr 2015
Evaluation of precipitation estimates over CONUS derived from satellite, radar, and rain gauge data sets at daily to annual scales (2002–2012)
O. P. Prat and B. R. Nelson
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 2037–2056, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2037-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2037-2015, 2015
17 Apr 2015
Stochastic bias correction of dynamically downscaled precipitation fields for Germany through Copula-based integration of gridded observation data
G. Mao, S. Vogl, P. Laux, S. Wagner, and H. Kunstmann
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 1787–1806, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1787-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1787-2015, 2015
16 Apr 2015
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Storm type effects on super Clausius–Clapeyron scaling of intense rainstorm properties with air temperature
P. Molnar, S. Fatichi, L. Gaál, J. Szolgay, and P. Burlando
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 1753–1766, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1753-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1753-2015, 2015
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25 Mar 2015
Scoping a field experiment: error diagnostics of TRMM precipitation radar estimates in complex terrain as a basis for IPHEx2014
Y. Duan, A. M. Wilson, and A. P. Barros
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 1501–1520, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1501-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1501-2015, 2015
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02 Mar 2015
Polarimetric radar observations during an orographic rain event
M. Frech and J. Steinert
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 1141–1152, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1141-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1141-2015, 2015
04 Feb 2015
On the sensitivity of urban hydrodynamic modelling to rainfall spatial and temporal resolution
G. Bruni, R. Reinoso, N. C. van de Giesen, F. H. L. R. Clemens, and J. A. E. ten Veldhuis
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 691–709, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-691-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-691-2015, 2015
26 Jan 2015
Precipitation variability within an urban monitoring network via microcanonical cascade generators
P. Licznar, C. De Michele, and W. Adamowski
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 485–506, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-485-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-485-2015, 2015
11 Dec 2014
Characterising the space–time structure of rainfall in the Sahel with a view to estimating IDAF curves
G. Panthou, T. Vischel, T. Lebel, G. Quantin, and G. Molinié
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 5093–5107, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-5093-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-5093-2014, 2014
05 Dec 2014
Comparison of rainfall estimations by TRMM 3B42, MPEG and CFSR with ground-observed data for the Lake Tana basin in Ethiopia
A. W. Worqlul, B. Maathuis, A. A. Adem, S. S. Demissie, S. Langan, and T. S. Steenhuis
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 4871–4881, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4871-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4871-2014, 2014
27 Nov 2014
The effect of flow and orography on the spatial distribution of the very short-term predictability of rainfall from composite radar images
L. Foresti and A. Seed
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 4671–4686, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4671-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4671-2014, 2014
30 Oct 2014
LiDAR measurement of seasonal snow accumulation along an elevation gradient in the southern Sierra Nevada, California
P. B. Kirchner, R. C. Bales, N. P. Molotch, J. Flanagan, and Q. Guo
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 4261–4275, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4261-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4261-2014, 2014
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