TRMM calibration of SSM/I algorithm for overland rainfall estimation

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 875-886

  Dinku, Tufa ^a   Anagnostou, Emmanouil N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RAIN GAGES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GODDARD PROFILING ALGORITHM; SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION;

METEOROLOGY;

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL;

EID: 33745841188     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2379.1     Document Type: Article

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