Variations in satellite-derived precipitation estimates and atmospheric circulation over Africa

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 252, 1998, Pages 11-18

  Kousky, Jamie V ^a   Thiaw, Wassila M ^a   Levy, Robert C ^b  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^b Res and Data Systems Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLOUDS; DROUGHT; FLOW PATTERNS; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND;

DROUGHT MONITORING;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0032445610     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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