Correcting active scatterometer data for the effects of rain using passive radiometer data

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 382-398

  Hilburn, Kyle A ^a   Wentz, F J ^a   Smith, D K ^a   Ashcroft, P D ^a  

^a REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CLIMATOLOGY; DATA REDUCTION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING;

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER; GLOBAL DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM; PASSIVE RADIOMETER DATA; SCATTEROMETER DATA;

RAIN;

DATA ASSIMILATION; MODEL; RADIOMETER; RAINFALL; SCATTEROMETER;

EID: 33646569122     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2357.1     Document Type: Article

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