Climatological validation of TRMM TMI and PR monthly rain products over Oklahoma

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 519-535

  Fisher, Brad L ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ERROR ANALYSIS; IMAGE SENSORS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; RAIN GAGES; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

PERCIPITATION RADAR (PR); TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM) SATELLITE;

METEOROLOGY;

ERROR ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE SENSOR;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [OKLAHOMA (STT)]; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842736573     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2004)043<0519:CVOTTA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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