Forecasting rain - radars for estimating rainfall rates

Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 10:28 in Earth & Climate

To be effective, flood warning systems use rainfall data available in real time. These data come from the ground observation network and estimations made based on the national network of climate radars operated by Meteo France. Today, mountain zones are only partially covered by this rain detection technology...

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