This short paper discusses a technique for producing ‘improved rainfall estimates’ (IRE) for Africa. The central objective of IRE is to make reasonable use of the high resolution mean fields, moderate density gauge data, and timely satellite rainfall data typically available at the national/regional level in Africa. In general, traditional rainfall interpolation schemes can be classified into t...

Pattern recognition is the science of data structure and its classification. There are many classification and clustering methods prevalent in pattern recognition area. In this research, rainfall data in a region in Northern Iran are classified with natural breaks classification method and with a revised fuzzy c-means (FCM) algorithm as a clustering approach. To compare these two methods, the r...

The spatial application of crop simulation models need grid based spatially distributed input of rainfall. The global products of satellite based rainfall estimation can provide spatial maps on regular time basis and can be used as an input to crop models. An attempt has been made to validate the satellite derived NOAA CPC rainfall estimation with ground based measurements for year 2003 and 200...

In the slitting method, a small width slit is created incrementally through the thickness of the stressed specimen and the released strains in each increment are recorded by a strain gauge. Compliance coefficients relate the measured strains to the residual stresses. This paper investigates the important parameters influencing the calculation of compliance coefficients for isotropic plates and ...

The overwhelming number of radio stations, both online and over the air, makes the choice of an appropriate program difficult. By profiling the program content of radio stations using Self-Organizing Maps we provide a reflection of a station’s program type and give potential listeners a visual clue for selecting radio stations. Profiles of current broadcasts indicate which program type a statio...

Abstract This study compares LSTM neural network and wavelet (WNN) for spatio-temporal prediction of rainfall runoff time-series trends in scarcely gauged hydrologic basins. Using long-term situ observed data 30 years (1980–2009) from ten rain gauge stations three discharge measurement stations, the Nzoia River basin are predicted through satellite-based meteorological comprising of: precipitat...

Our research introduces the river regulation effects on three sections of upper and middle Odra River (south-western Poland), with differently channelized parts. In lower reaches, was straightened, narrowed, trained groins, whereas in section, it also impounded by numerous barrages. The discharge duration (DD) water stage (WSD) curves for water-gauge stations from these were analyzed to recogni...

The National Weather Service (NWS) Office of Hydrologic Development operates the collection and dissemination of real-time Hydrometeorological Automated Data System (HADS) and other precipitation gauge data to users at River Forecast Centers (RFCs) and Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs). As most of the data are delivered to the users with minimal quality control (QC) in order to shorten data laten...