Possibilities and limitations for quantitative precipitation forecasts using nowcasting methods with infrared geosynchronous satellite imagery

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 763-785

  Grose, Andrew M E ^a   Smith, Eric A ^a   Chung, Hyo Sang ^a   Ou, Mi Lim ^a   Sohn, Byung Ju ^a   Turk, F Joseph ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SENSORS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFRARED IMAGING; PROBABILITY; RAIN; WEATHER SATELLITES;

INFRARED GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITE IMAGES;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ALGORITHM; INFRARED IMAGERY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0036647811     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2002)041<0763:PALFQP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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