A screening methodology for passive microwave precipitation retrieval algorithms

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1583-1600

  Ferraro, Ralph R ^a   Smith, Eric A ^b   Berg, Wesley ^c   Huffman, George J ^d  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; MICROWAVE SENSING; PRECIPITATION; RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING; SSM/I;

EID: 0031720397     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<1583:ASMFPM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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