Comparison of the GPCP and CMAP merged gauge-satellite monthly precipitation products for the period 1979-2001

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1207-1222

  Yin, Xungang ^a   Gruber, Arnold ^a,b   Arkin, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINGAUGE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 12144266377     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-392.1     Document Type: Article

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