Error analysis for some ground validation designs for satellite observations of precipitation

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1949-1957

  Eunho, Ha ^a   North, Gerald R ^b  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 0342313837     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<1949:eafsgv>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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