Combined radar and radiometer analysis of precipitation profiles for a parametric retrieval algorithm

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 909-929

  Masunaga, Hirohiko ^a   Kummerow, Christian D ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; GEOPHYSICS; ICE; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADIOMETERS; RAIN; WEATHER SATELLITES;

MICROWAVE IMAGER; PARAMETRIC RETRIEVAL ALGORITHM; PRECIPITATION RADAR; RADIOMETER ANALYSIS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ALGORITHM; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADIOMETER; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 27544439510     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1751.1     Document Type: Article

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