Comparison of the scaling characteristics of rainfall derived from space-based and ground-based radar observations

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1277-1294

  Gebremichael, Mekonnen ^a   Over, Thomas M ^b   Krajewski, Witold F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINFALL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; HOUSTON; KWAJALEIN; MARSHALL ISLANDS; MELBOURNE; MICRONESIA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 33846317052     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM549.1     Document Type: Article

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