Analyses of global monthly precipitation using gauge observations, satellite estimates, and numerical model predictions

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 840-858

  Xie, Pingping ^a   Arkin, Phillip A ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAUGE OBSERVATION; GLOBAL MONTHLY PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030482032     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<0840:AOGMPU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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