Comparison of TAMSAT and CPC rainfall estimates with raingauges, for southern Africa

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1951-1974

  Thorne, V ^a   Coakeley, P ^a   Grimes, D ^a   Dugdale, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ERRORS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

METEOSAT IMAGES;

RAIN;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; KRIGING; METEOSAT; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE;

(SOUTHERN); AFRICA;

EID: 0035838577     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160118816     Document Type: Article

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