Microwave rainfall estimation over coasts

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 497-512

  McCollum, Jeffrey R ^a   Ferraro, Ralph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COASTAL ZONES; IMAGE SENSORS; POLARIZATION; RADIOMETERS;

COASTAL RAIN; MICROWAVE RAINFALL; SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSMI); TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM);

RAIN;

MICROWAVE IMAGERY; RAINFALL;

EID: 20544476145     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1732.1     Document Type: Article

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