Satellite rainfall climatology: A review

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1041-1066

  Kidd, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Passive microwave; Rainfall; Satellite climatology

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; RAIN; SATELLITES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SATELLITE RAINFALL CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

MONITORING; RAINFALL; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035390369     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.635     Document Type: Article

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