Estimation of precipitation area and rain intensity based on the microphysical properties retrieved from NOAA AVHRR data

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 234-242

  Lensky, Itamar M ^a   Rosenfeld, Daniel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DROPLET; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; NOAA; OPTICAL THICKNESS; PRECIPITATION; RAINFALL INTENSITY; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0031449594     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1997)036<0234:EOPAAR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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