Uncertainty in radar‐rainfall composite and its impact on hydrologic prediction for the eastern Iowa flood of 2008

This study addresses a significant potential source of error that exists in radar‐rainfall maps that are combined using data from multiple WSR‐88D radars of the Next Generation Radar (NEXRAD) national network in the United States.

Seo, B.-C., L.K. Cunha, and W.F. Krajewski. “Uncertainty in Radar-Rainfall Composite and Its Impact on Hydrologic Prediction for the Eastern Iowa Flood of 2008,” Water Resources Research, 49, pp. 2747–2764, 2013.