Comparison of two Jason-1 altimeter precipitation detection algorithms with rain estimates from the TRMM Microwave Imager

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 782-794

  Tran, Ngan ^a   Obligis, E ^a   Ferreira, F ^a  

^a CLS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE SENSORS; METEOROLOGY; MICROWAVE DEVICES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADIOMETERS; RAIN;

FALSE ALARMS; LOW-INTENSITY RAINFALL; RAIN RATES; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM);

RADIO ALTIMETERS;

ALTIMETER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 22944488577     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1742.1     Document Type: Article

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