Preliminary comparison of TRMM and ground-based precipitation radars for a European test site

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 997-1006

  Gabella, M ^a   Michaelides, S ^b   Perona, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Meteorological Service of Cyprus   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORS;

FREQUENCY OF OPERATION; GROUND-BASED RADAR; PRECIPITATION RADAR (PR); TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM);

RADAR;

GEOMETRY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 13644281345     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116042000298234     Document Type: Article

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