The determination of the three-dimensional distribution of rain from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Precipitation Radar

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 23, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 4263-4304

  Nirala, M L ^a   Cracknell, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CLIMATOLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN;

GROUND BASED RADAR;

REMOTE SENSING;

ALGORITHM; DATA PROCESSING; RADAR; RAINFALL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037057569     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160110071932     Document Type: Article

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