Validating three infrared-based rainfall retrieval algorithms for intense convective activity over Greece

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2787-2812

  Feidas, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN GAGES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

RAINFALL ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES; RAINFALL PATTERN;

REMOTE SENSING;

ALGORITHM; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; ESTIMATION METHOD; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METEOSAT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33747127794     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500522676     Document Type: Article

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