Rainfall estimation in south-west Tasmania using satellite images and phytosociological calibration

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1583-1600

  Nunez, M ^a   Kirkpatrick, J B ^a   Nilsson, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; METEOROLOGY; RADIOMETERS; RAIN GAGES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER; PHYTOSOCIOLOGICAL CALIBRATION; SATELLITE IMAGING;

RAIN;

AVHRR; PHYTOSOCIOLOGICAL CALIBRATION; RAINFALL ESTIMATION; RAINGAUGE ERROR; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA;

EID: 0030136490     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169608948724     Document Type: Article

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