The development of composite algorithms for global rainfall estimation using data from the DMSP SSM/I

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 517-534

  Kniveton, D R ^a   Barrett, E C ^a   Dodge, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE SENSORS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REMOTE SENSING;

COMPOSITE ALGORITHM PROCEDURE (CAP); SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE/IMAGER (SSM/I);

RAIN;

ALGORITHM; COMPOSITE ALGORITHM PROCEDURE; DMSP; PIP-1; PRECIPITATION; SSM/I; WETNET PRECIPITATION INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT;

EID: 0031079852     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311697218935     Document Type: Article

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