Tropical rainfall distributions determined using TRMM combined with other satellite and rain gauge information

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 39, Issue 12 PART 1, 2000, Pages 2007-2023

  Adler, R F ^a   Huffman, G J ^a   Bolvin, D T ^a   Curtis, S ^a   Nelkin, E J ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINGAUGE; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034464279     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2001)040<2007:trddut>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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