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What practioners need from theoreticans

Niemczynowicz, Janusz LU and Bengtsson, Lars LU (1996) In Advances in Atmospheric Sciences 42. p.5-18
Abstract
The results of any hydrological calculation are highly dependent on rainfall data used. The spatial variability of precipitation, that is very substantial even on very small catchments, can never be completely revealed by a network of gauges. Equally, the time variability and extremes, sampled in a set of data with limited duration, are seldom adequately revealed. Thus, we deal with rainfall data which are inadequate for the problem in question. Applied practice in rainfall-runoff calculations and modelling sometimes contradict with known physical phenomena. The dynamics of a rainfall field are not considered in most practical applications. Recent significant progress in theoretical understanding and description of rainfall process has... (More)
The results of any hydrological calculation are highly dependent on rainfall data used. The spatial variability of precipitation, that is very substantial even on very small catchments, can never be completely revealed by a network of gauges. Equally, the time variability and extremes, sampled in a set of data with limited duration, are seldom adequately revealed. Thus, we deal with rainfall data which are inadequate for the problem in question. Applied practice in rainfall-runoff calculations and modelling sometimes contradict with known physical phenomena. The dynamics of a rainfall field are not considered in most practical applications. Recent significant progress in theoretical understanding and description of rainfall process has only limited influence on common practice. Fractal theory and related different methods of data processing seems to have a great potential to provide such an increase of knowledge (Less)
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  abstract     = {{The results of any hydrological calculation are highly dependent on rainfall data used. The spatial variability of precipitation, that is very substantial even on very small catchments, can never be completely revealed by a network of gauges. Equally, the time variability and extremes, sampled in a set of data with limited duration, are seldom adequately revealed. Thus, we deal with rainfall data which are inadequate for the problem in question. Applied practice in rainfall-runoff calculations and modelling sometimes contradict with known physical phenomena. The dynamics of a rainfall field are not considered in most practical applications. Recent significant progress in theoretical understanding and description of rainfall process has only limited influence on common practice. Fractal theory and related different methods of data processing seems to have a great potential to provide such an increase of knowledge}},
  author       = {{Niemczynowicz, Janusz and Bengtsson, Lars}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{5--18}},
  series       = {{Advances in Atmospheric Sciences}},
  title        = {{What practioners need from theoreticans}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0169-8095(95)00049-6}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/0169-8095(95)00049-6}},
  volume       = {{42}},
  year         = {{1996}},
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