An intercomparison of oceanic precipitation frequencies from 10 special sensor microwave/imager rain rate algorithms and shipboard present weather reports

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 1757-1777

  Petty, Grant W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ALGORITHMS; INSTRUMENT COMPARISON; MICROWAVE IMAGER; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; OCEAN; PRECIPITATION; RAINFALL; SSM/I; WEATHER REPORT;

EID: 0030913272     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03000     Document Type: Article

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