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This paper introduces recent research efforts on hydrologic flood forecasting in Japan using multiple weather radar observation networks. After illustrating the details of weather radar observation systems in Japan, several noticeable researches of the authors are introduced.
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Nakakita, E., Kim, S. (2016). Recent Application of Weather Radar Observation into Hydrologic Forecasting in Japan. In: Tahir, W., Abu Bakar, P., Wahid, M., Mohd Nasir, S., Lee, W. (eds) ISFRAM 2015. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0500-8_1
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