An evaluation of the potential use of satellite rainfall data for input to water resource estimation models in southern Africa

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 308, 2006, Pages 75-80

  Hughes, Denis A ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Hydrological models; Rainfall data; Satellite data; Southern Africa; Water resources

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ESTIMATION; LIQUID LEVEL INDICATORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; WATER RESOURCES; WEATHER SATELLITES;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; RAIN GAUGES; SATELLITE DATA;

RAIN;

ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SATELLITE DATA; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33845528596     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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