Validation of TRMM radar rainfall data over major climatic regions in Africa

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 331-347

  Adeyewa, Z Debo ^a   Nakamura, Kenji ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RAIN GAGES; WEATHER SATELLITES;

SEASONALITY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ALGORITHM; MODEL VALIDATION; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AFRICA;

EID: 0141426424     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2003)042<0331:VOTRRD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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