Comparison of TMI rainfall estimates and their impact on 4D-Var assimilation

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 128, Issue 586 PART B, 2002, Pages 2737-2758

  Marécal, Virginie ^a   Mahfouf, Jean François ^a   Bauer, Peter ^a  

^a European Ctr Medium Range   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Satellite derived rainfall; TRMM

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AVIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE SENSORS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADAR SYSTEMS; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING IMAGER (TMI);

RAIN;

FORECASTING METHOD; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SATELLITE DATA; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0036820988     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.01.195     Document Type: Article

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