Optimal areal rainfall estimation using raingauges and satellite data

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 222, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 93-108

  Grimes, D I F ^a   Pardo Iguzquiza E ^a   Bonifacio, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climatological variogram; Cold cloud duration; Kriging; Rainfall estimates; Raingauge; Sahel; Satellite

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; ESTIMATION; INFRARED IMAGING; RAIN GAGES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

CLIMATOLOGICAL VARIOGRAM; COLD CLOUD DURATION; KRIGING; RAINFALL ESTIMATION; SAHEL;

RAIN;

PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINGAUGE; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

NIGER;

EID: 0344564125     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00092-X     Document Type: Article

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