Rain-profiling algorithm for the TRMM precipitation radar

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 39, Issue 12 PART 1, 2000, Pages 2038-2052

  Iguchi, T ^a   Kozu, T ^a   Meneghini, R ^a   Awaka, J ^a   Okamoto, K I ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANALYTIC METHOD; DROPLET; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; RAIN; SIZE;

ALGORITHM; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE DATA; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 0034465224     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2001)040<2038:rpaftt>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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