Validation of satellite and ground-based estimates of precipitation over the Sahel

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 47-48, Issue , 1998, Pages 651-670

  Laurent, H ^a   Jobard, I ^b   Toma, A ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND BASED OBSERVATION; RAINFALL ESTIMATION; SATELLITE DATA;

AFRICA, SAHEL;

EID: 0031718731     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(98)00051-9     Document Type: Article

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