Adjustment of global gridded precipitation for systematic bias

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Adam, Jennifer C ^a   Lettenmaier, Dennis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Correction; Gauge undercatch; Global; Solid precipitation

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINGAUGE; SAMPLING BIAS;

EID: 0347270102     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002499     Document Type: Article

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