Profiler contributions to Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) ground validation field campaigns

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 843-863

  Gage, Kenneth S ^a   Williams, Christopher R ^a   Clark, Wallace L ^a   Johnston, Paul E ^a   Carter, David A ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SATELLITES; SCANNING; SENSORS; SIZE DETERMINATION; TROPOSPHERE;

SCANNING RADARS;

RAIN;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DOPPLER RADAR; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BRAZIL; FLORIDA; MARSHALL ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036612954     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2002)019<0843:PCTTRM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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