Gauge-based monthly analysis of global land precipitation from 1971 to 1994

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 19023-19034

  Xie, Pingping ^a   Rudolf, Bruno ^b   Schneider, Udo ^b   Arkin, Phillip A ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GAUGE OBSERVATION; NOAA; PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION DATA (1971-1994);

EID: 0030433768     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01553     Document Type: Review

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