Radar surface rainfall estimates using a typical shape function approach to correct for the variations in the vertical profile of reflectivity

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2489-2504

  Gray, W R ^a   Uddstrom, M J ^a   Larsen, H R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ERRORS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PROBABILITY; RAIN; REFLECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

SURFACE RAINFALL;

REMOTE SENSING;

ERROR CORRECTION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; REFLECTIVITY; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 0037142245     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160110070834     Document Type: Article

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